Tasmanian wine producers are welcoming a trifecta of excellent quality, record wine grape values and an overdue return to strong yields for vintage 2024.
Tasmanians grape growers managed variable and unsettled seasonal conditions to harvest the equivalent of approximately 14.5 million bottles of wine from 16,805 tonnes; up a massive 36% on the 2023 vintage.
Reflecting the island state's focus on value over volume, Tasmanian wine grapes harvested in 2024 set new records, averaging $3,674 per tonne across all varieties and styles (compared with $613 per tonne nationally), with the value of Tasmanian sparkling wine grapes up to $3,797/tonne.
Paul Smart, Wine Tasmania’s viticulture and winemaking officer, welcomed the positive vintage results, saying: "Based on wine grapes harvested across the country's 65 wine regions, Tasmania is the 13th largest by volume but the 5th most valuable, up from 10th most valuable in 2023.
"After four low-yielding seasons in Tasmania, a return to solid volumes has been very welcome alongside excellent quality and will help Tasmania satisfy the ever-increasing global demand for its wines."
Seasonal conditions varied across the island.
Seasonal conditions varied across the island.
The north of the state received above average temperatures, while parts of the island’s south experienced cooler than average temperatures.
It was also very dry in the south-east and drier than normal across the rest of Tasmania. But the seasonal conditions supported good yields and resulted in an earlier and condensed vintage in 2024.
A total of 1,214,000 cases (dozen) of 2024 wine were produced across the board.
A total of 1,214,000 cases (dozen) of 2024 wine were produced across the board.
Throughout the season, 46% of Tasmania's vineyard area was managed under Tasmania’s VinØ (vin zero) program, a best practice viticulture and winemaking framework led by Wine Tasmania.
The full 2024 Tasmanian wine grape vintage report can be accessed at www.winetasmania.com.au/vintage2024.
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