Joining is easy and membership is available to all Australian grapegrowers and winemakers. Vineyards, wineries, and/or wine businesses must hold separate memberships because the data provided by each part of the business is different.
Membership categories
There are two membership categories (members and certified members). Members can choose the category that best suits their needs.
Members
Members of Sustainable Winegrowing Australia must annually report the Sustainable Winegrowing Australia business metrics and complete the self-assessment workbook. Members do not require an independent audit. Becoming a member of Sustainable Winegrowing Australia is a pathway to becoming a certified member.
Certified members
Certified members of Sustainable Winegrowing Australia choose to be certified by undergoing an independent third-party audit against the approved certification standards for viticulture and wineries:
Membership reporting
Once a year, during July/August, members are required to report their business metrics (Table 1) and submit the self-assessment workbook to the AWRI through the member database.
The workbook contains multiple choice questions covering major elements including energy, water, biodiversity, air, waste, land and soil, fertiliser and soil additives, chemicals, business, community impact and sustainability action planning.
Fees
Requirements
Annually report business metrics and workbook.
Annual fees
| Vineyard memberships | Winery memberships | Wine business memberships | |||
| Area (ha) | Price (inc. GST) | Crush (t) | Price (inc. GST) | Wine volume (kL) | Price (inc. GST) |
| <25 | $158 | <2,000 | $467 | <1,500 | $467 |
|
25-99 |
$169 | 2,000-9,999 | $700 | 1,500- 7,499 |
$700 |
| 100-249 | $210 | 10,000-19,999 | $875 | 7,500-14,999 | $875 |
| 250-499 | $292 | ≥20,000 | $1,167 | ≥15,000 | $1,167 |
| ≥500 | $350 | ||||
Please read the program terms to understand membership obligations.
Sustainable Winegrowing Australia Business Metrics Indicators
Vineyard members
Download business indicators – Vineyard PDF
Winery members
Membership timeline
Prepare for next financial year by signing up to receive a short email series.
Fill in your self-assessment workbook for the last financial year through our simple online platform.
Benchmarking data is released. See how your winery or vineyard rates against your peers.
Let’s get started
Don’t worry if you don’t have them all, you can save your information and complete it later.
