Josef Chromy Wines in Tasmania. Photo: Chris Crerar
Tasmanian wine producers are celebrating a combination of exceptional quality, strong value and record-breaking yields in 2025, nearly half of which is destined for sparkling wine.
Tasmania’s winegrape growers managed variable seasonal conditions to harvest 23,002 tonnes of grapes—equating to about 20 million bottles of wine. This represents a 37% increase on 2024 and is almost double the 2023 vintage.
Sheralee Davies, CEO of Wine Tasmania, welcomed the 2025 vintage results and recognised the tireless efforts of the island’s grape growers and winemakers.
“Tasmania may only be a small wine region, producing 1.2% of the country’s total wine, but it represents 6.5% of the national value and is ranked fifth most valuable wine region based on its farmgate value.”
The 2024/25 growing season was slightly warmer than average, but the island’s maritime and southerly-influenced climate moderated temperatures, while timely rainfall was received. Harvesting began earlier than usual in 2025, with this earlier, condensed and larger vintage applying some pressure to winery capacity, despite challenges such as localised frost and hail.
“This record vintage comes at a time when Tasmania is building on strong demand for its wine, including undertaking a new export market program. While global wine consumption is decreasing, people are prioritising and preferencing higher quality wines, such as those Tasmania produces”, said Davies.
Supported by the Tasmanian Government, detailed research into export markets offering the greatest potential for Tasmanian wine has recently been undertaken. Singapore and South Korea have been identified as the initial priority markets, and a Tasmanian wine masterclass will be held in Singapore next month.
The reported value of Tasmanian winegrapes reached a new record of $3,924 per tonne across all varieties, far surpassing the national average of $604 per tonne. While purchases captured in 2025 reflected only 29% of all Tasmanian grapes harvested, this provides a useful and comparable value benchmark. Wine Tasmania noted that this does not capture the value of grower-owned fruit or transactions which were not reported.
Throughout the season, 37% of Tasmania’s vineyard area was managed under Tasmania’s VinØ (“vin zero”) program, a best practice framework led by Wine Tasmania. Further details at www.winetasmania.com.au/vinzerolookingaftertheland.
Vintage 2025 in numbers:
- 1,661,000 cases (dozen) of wine produced (approximately 20 million bottles) / 23,002 tonnes of wine grapes processed (↑37%)
- 43% of all 2025 wine = sparkling wine
- Based on wine grapes harvested across the country’s 65 wine regions, Tasmania is 5th by value, 13th by volume
- $3,924/tonne average value of reported wine grape purchases (↑7%)
The full 2025 Tasmanian wine grape vintage report can be accessed at www.winetasmania.com.au/vintage2025.
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