Vendor and volunteers sought for National Vineyard Register

Wine Australia will release a Request for Proposal (RFP) to build the National Vineyard Register later this month. 

To be published on our website in late October here, the RFP will seek applications to deliver the system requirements and features, which are based on the specific user features and benefits that will deliver outcomes for the sector. 

Designed with industry, for industry

The National Vineyard Register was identified by industry as a key priority for the One Grape & Wine Sector Plan to support decision-making to rebalance supply and demand.

We are designing the National Vineyard Register with industry to securely collect and store planting data at the individual vineyard level. Co-designing the Register will also help provide robust, data-driven insights that growers, wine businesses and the wider sector can be confident in using.

At the start of the National Vineyard Register project, we consulted to obtain your views on how the data should be collected, stored and managed.

For this next phase, once a vendor for the build has been engaged, we will be seeking volunteers from the wine sector to provide input into the design of the platform. These volunteers may also participate in testing features as the project develops. If you are keen to be part of this exciting project and help shape this vital industry resource, click here for more information.

Maximising value through collaboration

The One Grape & Wine Sector Plan identified the importance of adopting data-driven approaches to improve efficiency and connectivity, simplify reporting requirements and streamline information-sharing. This was also one of the consistent themes identified in the industry consultation. 

As part of working towards this objective, we have had discussions with Vinehealth Australia to determine the best way for South Australian growers’ data to be incorporated into the National Vineyard Register. We are working to minimise duplication and deliver maximum value for South Australian grapegrowers and the broader Australian grape and wine industry. 

We are also continuing explore opportunities to add value for industry through leverage, alignment and collaboration with other aligned services, including the Australian Agricultural Data Exchange, the Australia Tree Crop Map and the Wine Australia Label Integrity Program.

Robust, data-driven insight for industry

The National Vineyard Register is intended to provide data on bearing and non-bearing vines, vine age profiles, grape varieties, and geographical locations. It will be a comprehensive, accurate and timely picture of Australia’s vineyard plantings. 

The project started in mid-2024 with an extensive consultation process to collect the views of industry on what data the register should collect, how it should be collected and how it should be managed and funded in the long term.

Incorporating the feedback from industry, a detailed framework was submitted to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (who are providing funding for the National Vineyard Register) at the end of August. This framework outlined the data model, functional and non-functional requirements, estimated costs for building and maintaining the register, and a strategy for the collection of data.