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Viticulture

The South West is one of the fastest growing winemaking industries in Australia with a significant increase in wine production and exports over the last five years.

Viticulture production in the South West Region had an estimated value of $67.9 million in 2008 with 50,393 tonnes of grapes crushed. The production levels for 2008 are up 3.8 per cent from the previous year in terms of the tonnage of grapes crushed.

The Margaret River Wine Region is the major wine production region. There's been some growth in other premium brand wine regions though Margaret River remains the largest producer.

Estimated value of grape production ($ million)

Region 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008
Blackwood Valley 2.4 2.3 1.63 1.5 2.4
Geographe 4.0 6.1 5.0 9.4 10.3
Manjimup/Pemberton 8.1 8.1 5.1 8.6 6.3
Margaret River 35.2 44.1 37.8 47.6 48.9
TOTAL 49.6 60.5 49.6 67.1 67.9

Grape tonnage by region 2008

Grape Production

Grape tonnage crushed (tonnes)

Region 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008
Blackwood Valley 2,083 1,930 1,617 1,609 2,135
Geographe 3,405 5,761 4,645 8,184 9,407
Manjimup/Pemberton 5,540 5,782 4,173 7,031 5,032
Margaret River 22,172 30,631 25,015 31,719 33,819
TOTAL TONNAGE 33,200 44,104 35,450 48,543 50,393


Source
Wine Grape Utilisation Survey 2002-2007.

Footnotes
Figures may not add due to rounding.
Survey not conducted in 2004.