Wine available for consumption

In 2022–23, 95.1 million litres of pure alcohol in the form of wine were made available in Australia, an increase from 86.8 million litres in 2019–20, but down slightly from 95.7 million litres in 2021–22 (the highest level seen since 1960–61). Per capita availability followed a similar trend (Figure 4). Despite the small decrease in 2021–22, wine available for consumption per capita remained at one of the highest levels in the past 60 years.

Figure 4: Wine consumption of pure alcohol in the last 5 years, litres per capita

Litres per capita of pure alcohol available for consumption from wine, 2018–19 to 2022–23.

Source: AIHW 2024. Alcohol available for consumption in Australia, Table 3.

There has also been a shift in the types of wine being consumed in the previous 10 years:

  • The most common form of wine was white table wine, however this decreased from 50% of all wine in 2013–14 to 45% in 2022–23.
  • Over the same period, red wine and rosé made up a larger proportion of wine, from 35% of all wine in 2013–14 to 39% in 2022–23.
  • Other wines (including sparkling wine, fortified wine and vermouth) continue to make up a small portion of the total volume of wine available in Australia, ranging from 14% to 16% between 2013–14 and 2022–23.
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