Economic Tools: Grape and Wine Production

Grape Production

Grape Statistics

• 2019 NW Noncitrus Fruit & Nut Summary (.pdf) – NASS, May 2020)
• 2019 Forecast Fruit Production (.pdf) – (NASS, Aug 2019)
• 2018 Forecast Fruit Production (.pdf) – (NASS; Aug 2018)
• 2017 Washington Vineyard Acreage Report (.pdf) – (NASS: Nov 2017)
• 2017 NW Noncitrus Fruit and Nut Report (.pdf) – (NASS: Jun 2018)
• 2016 USA Non-Citrus Fruit and Nut Report (.pdf) (NASS: Jun 2017 Final Report)
• 2015 Wine Grape Release (.pdf) – (NASS:  Feb 2016)
• 2012 AgriFacts for Washington (.pdf) – (NASS: Jan 2013)
• 2011 WA Viticulture Acreage Report (.pdf) – (NASS: Sept 2011)
• Historic WA Wine Grape Prices (1985-2013) (.pdf) – (NASS)
• Historic WA Juice Grape Prices (1934-2013) (.pdf) – (NASS)
• Historic WA Grape Prices – All (1908-2013) (.pdf) – (NASS)
• National Agriculture Statistics Service WA Fruit  (NASS) – General website for production statistics

Cost-of-Production Calculators

• Northwest Grapes: Cost-of-Production Calculators – online tool that replaces printed enterprise budgets for establishing a vineyard in Washington. Tools exist for both wine and juice grape production, using conventional or ORGANIC methods. It provides establishment and annual maintenance costs, based on different scenarios identified by the user.
• AgProfit™ – estimates machinery, labor, and production input costs as well as fruit size, grade, and total yield for calculating returns for crops with multiple establishment and production years. The program allows you to inflate specific return and input cost items over time to analyze the net present value, internal rate of return, and financial feasibility when implementing a particular technology, making minor changes to returns or input costs, or comparing cropping systems.

Economics and Budgets

• WESTERN WA – Establishing an Organic Vineyard (2009) (.pdf) – A report from the WSU-Mt. Vernon wine grape trials. Includes a budget for establishment costs, as well as methods for determining establishment costs.
• WESTERN WA –  Establishing a Pinot noir Vineyard in W. Oregon (.pdf) – OSU #EM8969e.  The Willamette Valley budgets have some similarities to western WA production.

Wine Production

Marketing

• Marketing Washington Wines at the Wholesale Level (.pdf) – WSU #XB1015E

Operating Economics

• Northwest Winery Cost-of-Production Calculator
• Small Winery Investment and Operating Costs (.pdf) – WSU #EB1996
• Bulk Winery Investment and Operating Costs (.pdf) – WSU #XB0997E

Business Plans

• WineryWise: A Washington Guide to Sustainable Winemaking – WAWGG
• Writing a Business Plan: An Example for a Small Premium Winery (.pdf) – Cornell University
• Winery and Vineyard Feasibility Workbook – Agriculture Marketing Resource Center

Economic Impact Reports

• 2015 Economic Impact of WA Wine Industry – Washington Wine Commission
• See also: The Washington State Wine Commission (website)

Viticulture Self-Directed Courses

Take individual programs from the Viticulture Certificate Course, and custom-build your knowledge base.  A course on Vineyard Economics, and Viticulture – Enology Interface are available, among others.