2015 Vintage Report shows signs of opportunity, says WFA

The Winemakers’ Federation of Australia (WFA) released their annual Vintage Report last week with figures showing a 2015 Vintage crush of 1.67 million tonne with some modest and patchy strengthening in average winegrape prices and exports. The red crush marginally beat out the white on tonnage, with 835, 523 tonnes compared to 834,041. Shiraz (391,649), Cabernet Sauvignon (209,588) and Merlot (107,280) were the top three red varieties while Chardonnay (376,339), Sauvignon Blanc (89,125) and Semillon (66,572) led the way for whites.