Building the Winegrape Supply Puzzle Jeff Bitter Allied Grape Growers Building the Winegrape Supply Puzzle Livermore Valley Winegrowers’ Annual Grower Meeting March 1, 2018
Themes Equilibrium Fungibility Stability Premiumization 2015 2016 2017 2018 Fungibility Stability Themes
Supply Stability Planting at Attrition Rate (Forecast)
Production for 2018-2020 based on average yield of 7.2 tons/acre Supply Stability Production for 2018-2020 based on average yield of 7.2 tons/acre
What/where are growers planting and what are consumers buying? Trends – What/where are growers planting and what are consumers buying?
Huge preference toward reds: 28% white
Varietal Growth, by Price Source: With Permission - Silicon Valley Bank’s 2018 State of the Wine Industry Report
Segmenting Supply Central Valley North Valley California Coastal AVA (Value Wines) North Valley (Daily Drinkers) California Coastal (Premiums) AVA Based (Luxury Wines) <$6/bottle $6-10/bottle >$20/bottle $10-20/bottle
Central Valley (Value Wines) <$6/bottle
Central Valley Land Use: Competing Crops & Water Reginal Market/Supply Hot Topics
Reginal Market/Supply Central Valley Declining Shipments Reginal Market/Supply Hot Topics
Rolling 52-Week Sales Comparison of Wine, by Price Central Valley Rolling 52-Week Sales Comparison of Wine, by Price Source: With Permission - Silicon Valley Bank’s 2018 State of the Wine Industry Report
Central Valley
Central Valley “The bottom line is that, following the 2015 crop, we will still need to remove about 36,000 acres…”
Central Valley (Forecast)
Central Valley
Central Valley
Bright Spots/Opportunities Central Valley Production Ability Bright Spots/Opportunities Regional Floral, Off-Dry & Color Rosés? Blends? Categorical Strengths
North Valley (Daily Drinkers) $6-10/bottle
Reginal Market/Supply North Valley Zinfandel Reginal Market/Supply Hot Topics
Reginal Market/Supply North Valley Margin Compression Reginal Market/Supply Hot Topics Costs Data from Table 10, GCR. 2017 Estimated Costs arrow shown for illustration purposes only Estimate
North Valley
North Valley
Bright Spots/Opportunities North Valley Regional Bright Spots/Opportunities Premiumization Potential “Middle” of the Market Varietal Diversity
California Coastal (Premium Wines) $10-20/bottle
Reginal Market/Supply California Coastal Labor Reginal Market/Supply Hot Topics
Reginal Market/Supply California Coastal Slowing Premium Wine Growth Rates Reginal Market/Supply Hot Topics
Rolling 52-Week Sales Comparison of Wine, by Price California Coastal Rolling 52-Week Sales Comparison of Wine, by Price Source: With Permission - Silicon Valley Bank’s 2018 State of the Wine Industry Report
Premium Winery Sales Growth California Coastal Premium Winery Sales Growth Source: With Permission - Silicon Valley Bank’s 2018 State of the Wine Industry Report
California Coastal
California Coastal
Bright Spots/Opportunities California Coastal Regional Bright Spots/Opportunities Epicenter of Growth “Managed” Growth AVA Extenders and Alternatives
AVA Based (Luxury Wines) >$20/bottle
Reginal Market/Supply AVA Based Reginal Market/Supply Hot Topics Relationship with “The Economy”
Sales Growth Rates of U.S. Luxury Goods AVA Based Sales Growth Rates of U.S. Luxury Goods Source: With Permission - Silicon Valley Bank’s 2018 State of the Wine Industry Report
Reginal Market/Supply AVA Based Wildfires and Consumer Perception Reginal Market/Supply Hot Topics
AVA Based (The day the fires broke out) AGG Stats as of October 8th (The day the fires broke out) - 78% of North Coast grapes were already harvested - 100% of our WHITE North Coast winegrapes were harvested - 100% of our PINOT NOIR was harvested - 55% of our RED North Coast winegrapes were harvested
AVA Based
AVA Based
Bright Spots/Opportunities AVA Based Regional Bright Spots/Opportunities Strong Consumer Identification AVA Promotion Domestic Advantage
Summing it up…
Supply Stability 9,000 Net Acre Reduction (-5%)
Supply Stability 9,500 Net Acre North Valley Addition (+7%) Overall Interior Acres Flat From 2016
Most of the new acres came in 2017! Supply Stability 16,500 Net Acre Addition (+7%)
Warehouse Wine Shipment Trends Consumer Pull-Thru Warehouse Wine Shipment Trends Source: With Permission - Silicon Valley Bank’s 2018 State of the Wine Industry Report
Summary With all of the supply pieces now in place, it appears we will have virtually no material growth in bearing acreage through 2020. Supply growth will only come through increased productivity and likely “larger” annual crops.