Structure of the South African Wine industry OIV March 2013 Yvette van der Merwe
STRUCTURE OF THE WINE INDUSTRY Primary grape producers3527 Wine cellars 582 Producer cellars 52 Intake of member’s grapes Process 75% of harvest Could buy in grapes/wine Private cellars505 Process own grapes 17% of harvest Producing wholesalers 25 Mainly buy bulk, also process grapes 8% of harvest
NUMBER OF WINE GRAPE PRODUCERS “20% of producers produces 70%+ of the crop”
WINE CELLARS ”10% – 15% of cellars crush 70% - 80% of crop”
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