More than half of WA wineries unprofitable

National wine production data reveals more than half of West Australian wineries are unprofitable.
The Winemakers’ Federation of Australia (WFA) vintage report, released last month, shows the number of loss-making wineries around Australia has risen marginally from 84 to 85 per cent. The profitability data is based on grapegrowing costs per tonne and WA was a particularly poor performer, according to the vintage report.