Vintage 2026
The numbers
806,000 cases of 2026 wine produced 11,163 tonnes of wine grapes processed |
↓ 52% |
$3,870/tonne average value of recorded wine grapes purchased* |
↓ 1% |
Still wine grapes: $3,523/tonne* Sparkling wine grapes: $4,081/tonne* |
↓ 5% - |
41% of all 2026 wine = sparkling wine |
↓ 2 percentage points |
Based on wine grapes harvested across the country's 65 wine regions, Tasmania is: |
7th by value 14th by volume |
The summary
A tough one, but a vintage to seek out
Tasmanian wine producers are celebrating the exceptional quality, intense flavours and vibrant freshness of the 2026 vintage, despite facing one of the lowest-yielding and most challenging growing seasons on record.
2025/26 was a very tough season in Tasmania. A historically cold, dry and brutally windy spring severely impacted flowering and fruit set across the island, dramatically reducing bunch weights and overall yields, with some growers reporting yields of 50% below last year.
Following a record-breaking 23,002 tonnes in 2025, the 2026 vintage will be remembered for its scarcity at just 11,163 tonnes, roughly equating to around 10 million bottles. Tasmanian wine growers continued to deliver high-quality grapes as reflected in the value of Tasmanian wine grapes @ $3,870/tonne compared with the national average of $570/tonne, based on reported wine grape purchases*.
The breakdown
If sparkling wine was considered a variety
(as opposed to being an effervescent version of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier), then...
VinØ Program
Looking after the land
40% of all the vineyard area in Tasmania was managed under the VinØ program in 2025/26.
Our past (value & volume)
the rest...
Wine Grape (Farmgate) Value - 2026 Top Five Regions |
$/tonne |
| Mornington Peninsula | $4,138 |
| Tasmania | $3,870 |
| Beechworth | $3,797 |
| Macedon Ranges | $3,299 |
| Geelong | $3,216 |
Thank you
* The value of Tasmanian wine grapes is reported based on a voluntary survey capturing wine grape purchases. In 2026, 24% of Tasmania's total wine grape harvest was captured through this purchase data. This does not capture the value of grower-owned fruit or transactions that were not reported.
We would like to thank the 54 Tasmanian producers for voluntarily submitting their data for this report, representing 83% of Tasmania's total bearing vineyard area of approximately 2,451 hectares, extrapolated to show the total harvested in this report. Thanks also to Wine Australia for including Tasmania's data in the National Vintage Report. Wine Australia estimates that the total Tasmanian crush for 2026 is 11,219 tonnes, based on a different methodology.
