{"id":7833,"date":"2016-06-07T15:25:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T13:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/?p=7833"},"modified":"2021-01-25T17:55:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T15:55:49","slug":"south-africa-the-8th-biggest-wine-producer-in-the-world-2016-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/2016\/06\/south-africa-the-8th-biggest-wine-producer-in-the-world-2016-update\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa now 8th biggest wine producer in the world \u2013 2016 update"},"content":{"rendered":"

ACCORDING\u00a0to statistics announced by the Paris-based International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV<\/a><\/strong><\/span>), the world's area under vine stands at 7.5 million hectares with total wine production at 274.4 million hectolitres. South Africa now ranks eighth\u00a0among the biggest wine-producing countries in the world: 1<\/strong>\u00a0Italy (49.5 million hectolitres), 2<\/strong>\u00a0France (47.5 mhl),\u00a03<\/strong> Spain (37.2 mhl), 4<\/strong> USA (22.1 mhl), 5<\/strong> Argentina (13.4 mhl), 6<\/strong>\u00a0Chile (12.9 mhl), 7<\/strong>\u00a0Australia (11.9 mhl), 8<\/strong>\u00a0South Africa (11.2 mhl), 9<\/strong>\u00a0China (11 mhl). Spain has the most vineyard plantings (1.021 million hectares), followed by China (0.82 mha) and France (0.78 mha).<\/p>\n

Statistics for 2015 published in June 2016 by SA Wine Industry Information & Systems (SAWIS<\/a><\/strong><\/span>) based in Paarl include the following:<\/p>\n

Production and sales<\/h5>\n

Annual wine production: 968.4 million litres \u2013 up from 959 million litres in 2014
\nAnnual sales, domestic: 424.8 million litres \u2013 up from 395 million litres in 2014
\nAnnual sales, export: 420 million litres \u2013 down from 423 million litres in 2014<\/p>\n

Industry structure<\/h5>\n

Farms where grapes are grown for making wine: 3232 \u2013 down from 3314 in 2014
\nTotal number of wineries: 566 \u2013 up from 559 in 2014
\nWholesalers: 104, i.e. 24 producing wholesalers, 80 bulk wine buyers \u2013 down from 109 in 2014
\nCo-operative wineries: 48 \u2013 down from 49 in 2014
\nIndependent wineries: 494 \u2013 up from 485 in 2014
\nFarms registered for ‘Estate Wine' production: 210 \u2013 up from 203 in 2014<\/p>\n

Vineyards and cellars<\/h5>\n

Total area under vine,\u00a0wine grapes: 98 597\u00a0ha\u00a0(292m\u00a0vines) vs 99 463 ha (295m vines) in 2014
\nStellenbosch: 15 911\u00a0hectares (171 wineries) vs\u00a016 037 ha\u00a0(172 wineries) in 2014
\nPaarl: 15 678\u00a0hectares (128 wineries) vs\u00a015 835 ha\u00a0(126 wineries) in 2014
\nRobertson: 14 264\u00a0hectares (66 wineries) vs\u00a014 652 ha\u00a0(63 wineries) in 2014
\nSwartland: 13 315\u00a0hectares (33 wineries) vs\u00a013 591 ha\u00a0(31 wineries) in 2014
\nBreedekloof: 13 029\u00a0hectares (28 wineries) vs\u00a013 022 ha\u00a0(28 wineries) in 2014
\nOlifants River: 10 263\u00a0hectares (15 wineries) vs\u00a010 149 ha\u00a0(15 wineries) in 2014
\nWorcester: 8 824\u00a0hectares (57 wineries) vs\u00a08 858 ha\u00a0(57 wineries) in 2014
\nNorthern Cape: 4 687\u00a0hectares (17 wineries)\u00a0vs 4 659 ha\u00a0(13 wineries) in 2014
\nKlein Karoo: 2 625\u00a0hectares (27 wineries)\u00a0vs 2 660 ha\u00a0(29 wineries) in 2014<\/p>\n

White grapes<\/h5>\n

Total white grape vineyards: 54.6%
\nChenin Blanc: 18.2%
\nColombar(d): 12%
\nSauvignon Blanc: 9.4%
\nChardonnay: 7.2%
\nMuscat d'Alexandrie: 1.9%
\nSemillon: 1.2%
\nViognier: 0.9%
\nMuscat de Frontignan: 0.8%<\/p>\n

Red grapes<\/h5>\n

Total red grape vineyards: 45.4%
\nCabernet Sauvignon: 11.3%
\nShiraz: 10.5%
\nPinotage: 7.5%
\nMerlot: 6%
\nRuby Cabernet: 2.4%
\nCinsaut: 1.9%
\nPinot Noir: 1.1%
\nCabernet Franc: 0.9%<\/p>\n

Exports over 12 months<\/h5>\n

Exported to United Kingdom: 107 million litres (71m in bulk) vs 109m (68m bulk) in 2014
\nExported to Germany: 79 million litres (61m in bulk) vs 79m (62m bulk) in 2014
\nExported to France: 27 million litres (27m in bulk) vs 25m (24m bulk) in 2014
\nExported to Sweden: 25 million litres (7m in bulk) vs 25m (6m bulk) in 2014
\nExported to Netherlands: 22 million litres (7m in bulk) vs 22m (6m bulk) in 2014
\nExported to Russia: 19 million litres (17m in bulk) vs 28m (25m bulk) in 2014
\nExported to Denmark: 19 million litres (12m in bulk) vs 20m (11m bulk) in 2014
\nExported to Canada: 19 million litres (11m in bulk) vs 18m (10m bulk) in 2014
\nExported to USA: 11 million litres (1m in bulk) vs 11m (2m bulk) in 2014
\nExported to China: 11 million (2m in bulk) vs 9m (2m bulk) in 2014
\nExported to Belgium: 10 million litres (5m in bulk) vs 9m (4m bulk) in 2014
\nExported to Finland: 5 million litres (1m in bulk) vs 5m (0.7m bulk in 2014<\/p>\n

Imports over 12 months<\/h5>\n

Imported natural wine: 16 million litres vs 15 million litres in 2014
\nImported fortified wine: 7 516 litres vs 6 953 litres in 2014
\nImported sparkling wine: 575 906 litres vs 408 385 litres in 2014<\/p>\n

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ACCORDING\u00a0to statistics announced by the Paris-based International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), the world’s area under vine stands at 7.5 million hectares with total wine production at 274.4 million hectolitres. South Africa now ranks eighth\u00a0among the biggest wine-producing countries in the world: 1\u00a0Italy (49.5 million hectolitres), 2\u00a0France (47.5 mhl),\u00a03 Spain (37.2 mhl), 4 USA (22.1 mhl), 5 Argentina (13.4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2217,1968],"tags":[2223,2302,2087,2303,2088,2319,2314,2085,2307,849,2315,1044,2318,774],"class_list":["post-7833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2217","category-wine-producers","tag-2223","tag-cellars","tag-exports","tag-grapes","tag-imports","tag-industry-stats","tag-oiv","tag-production","tag-report","tag-sa","tag-sawis","tag-south-africa","tag-south-african-wine-industry-statistics","tag-wine"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t