It’s Jockey Club packing week AND school holidays.

So I’m hoping you forgive me for the brevity of this week’s post.

Yes, we had a couple of extra helpers with your July Jockey Club packs today…

But one of them has been out of the game for a while (she says that the commute from New York to Hahndorf is “too far” to warrant helping out every time! Geez!). And the other one is a (almost) 7-year-old kid. 

Let’s just say, that the amount of work they achieved was inversely proportional to the level of chatter that was coming from their table! They clearly had a lot to catch up on!

Before I finish packing up your orders, let’s have a quick look at what’s been in wine news this week…

NATIONAL VINTAGE REPORT 2023

The National Vintage Report 2023 was released on Tuesday by Wine Australia.

Wine Australia’s annual vintage report is produced on behalf of the wine sector based on survey data collected across all winegrowing regions in Australia. It provides:

• an estimate of the total crush in Australia;
• a summary of the grape crush in each region by variety; and
• an analysis of grape purchases.

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And these are the…

KEY FINDINGS

• The Australian winegrape crush for 2023 is estimated to be 1.32 million tonnes.
• The crush is 26% below the 10-year average and the lowest since 2000, after a third La Nina event produced very challenging seasonal conditions in most regions.
• The total estimated value of the 2023 crush was $983 million. That was a decrease of $229 million (or a whopping 19%) compared with 2022.
• The average winegrape purchase price increased by 2% to $642 per tonne.

And if you don’t like words, here are some infographics…!

And, if you’d like more words, you can read the whole report here.