Publications and reports

Strategic direction

The strategic direction for the partnership between government and the wine industry in South Australia, published in February 2010.

Wine: A partnership 2010-2015 (PDF 1.4 MB)

Grape and wine ScoreCards

The Grape and Wine ScoreCard is a tool, developed by PIRSA, that evaluates the contribution made by the wine industry to South Australia's economy from production to consumption.  This economic analysis enables estimation of the value of production; imports; inter-State trade and changes to stocks; retail sales; and the contribution made by the hospitality sector. For further information please contact Rob Esvelt.

View the grape and wine industry scorecard reports.

Wine Markets and Consumers: Opportunities and Challenges for the Langhorne Creek wine region

This report has been prepared by PIRSA’s Market and Industry Performance team in response to a request by the Langhorne Creek wine region to provide local grape growers and wine makers with an understanding of market opportunities and constraints in three key markets. The report aims to provide an on overview of the Australian, Canadian, and UK markets for Australian and South Australian wines and, where possible, Langhorne Creek wines.

View the Opportunities and Challenges for the Langhorne Creek wine region report (PDF 3.8 MB)

Vine to Dine

Sustainable value chain analysis - a case study of South Australian wine

Professor Andrew Fearne, Adelaide Thinker in Residence during 2008 used the Oxford Landing wine value chain from South Australia – the largest wine producing state in Australia – to Tesco – the largest supermarket customer for Australian wine in the UK – as a case study to explore using sustainable value chain analysis to better align allocation of resources with environmental management and consumers’ values.

View more information about the case study and read the reports.

Past publications and reports

Wine: A partnership 2005-2010 (PDF 381.1 KB)
A collaborative partnership between the wine industry and the Government of South Australia.

Russia Wine Project: 2006 (PDF 655.8 KB)

Report on Russian wine industry delegation visit to South Australia, Saturday 3 - Sunday 11 March 2007 (PDF 39.7 KB)

Cool climate wine grapes paper: 2006 (PDF 337.6 KB)

Economic impact of regulatory policy on development of the wine industry in the Mount Lofty Ranges water supply catchments: 2005 (PDF 1.3 MB).

A report on the impact of current grape-pricing trends on the Riverland region: 2005 (PDF 508.8 KB).

The Australian wine grape industry taking stock and setting directions final report: December 2006 (PDF 2.3 MB).

Overseas market and travel report: Shanghai, Guangzhou, Macau, Hong Kong – China: May 2008 (PDF 1.8 MB).