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Money math without the spreadsheet headache. Plug in your numbers and I'll show you exactly where the dollars land.
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Result
Cost per 750ml bottle
$6.91
Bottles produced
3,864
Cases produced (12/case)
322.0
Total cost of goods
$26,682
Grape cost portion
$12,000
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How to use this
- 1Enter tons of grapes crushed.
- 2Enter grape cost per ton ($).
- 3Enter gallons of wine per ton.
- 4Enter racking/fining/filtration loss (%).
- 5Enter glass, cork, capsule, label, case share ($).
- 6Enter aging carrying cost per bottle (interest/opportunity) ($).
- 7Read your cost per 750ml bottle on the right — it updates as you type.
- 8Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone.
About this calculator
Winery cost per bottle is easy to underestimate because grape cost, barrel aging, bottling materials, and case packaging all need to be allocated per bottle, and aging ties up cash for a year or more before the wine ever sells. This calculator takes cost per ton of grapes, expected gallons per ton, bottling and packaging cost, and an aging carrying cost (interest or opportunity cost on tied-up inventory) to produce a real cost per 750ml bottle. Wineries that price off a flat 3x or 4x markup on grape cost alone miss the glass, cork, capsule, label, and case cost, which together often run $2.50-4.00 per bottle before any wine is even considered, plus the aging carry cost that grows with barrel program length.
Worked example
Using the values the calculator loads with:
Inputs
- Tons of grapes crushed: 5
- Grape cost per ton: 2400 $
- Gallons of wine per ton: 170
- Racking/fining/filtration loss: 10 %
- Glass, cork, capsule, label, case share: 2.9 $
- Aging carrying cost per bottle (interest/opportunity): 0.9 $
Results
- Cost per 750ml bottle: $6.91
- Bottles produced: 3,864
- Cases produced (12/case): 322
- Total cost of goods: $26,682
- Grape cost portion: $12,000
What each field means
Inputs
- Tons of grapes crushed
- The tons of grapes crushed used in the calculation. Starts at 5 so you have a working example on load.
- Grape cost per ton ($)
- The grape cost per ton used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 2400 $ so you have a working example on load.
- Gallons of wine per ton
- The gallons of wine per ton used in the calculation. Starts at 170 so you have a working example on load. Accepted range: 100–200.
- Racking/fining/filtration loss (%)
- The racking/fining/filtration loss used in the calculation, measured in %. Starts at 10 % so you have a working example on load. Accepted range: 0–40 %.
- Glass, cork, capsule, label, case share ($)
- The glass, cork, capsule, label, case share used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 2.9 $ so you have a working example on load.
- Aging carrying cost per bottle (interest/opportunity) ($)
- The aging carrying cost per bottle (interest/opportunity) used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 0.9 $ so you have a working example on load.
Results
- Cost per 750ml bottle
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars and shown as the headline result. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Bottles produced
- Returned as a whole number. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Cases produced (12/case)
- Returned as a decimal number. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Total cost of goods
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Grape cost portion
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
FAQ
Why divide by 0.198 gallons per bottle?
A standard 750ml bottle holds 0.198 US gallons. Dividing total finished gallons by that figure gives the bottle count. It's a small enough conversion that a lot of hobbyist-turned-commercial winemakers get it slightly wrong and overstate their bottle yield by rounding to 0.2 gallons.
What counts as racking and fining loss?
Wine lost to lees left behind during racking, sediment removed during fining and filtration, and barrel evaporation (the 'angel's share,' commonly 2-5% per year of barrel aging) all reduce final volume. Total loss from crush to bottle commonly runs 8-15% depending on how many rackings and how long the wine ages in barrel.
Why include an aging carrying cost?
Wine tied up in barrel for 18-24 months is cash that isn't earning anything and can't be redeployed. Even a conservative 6-8% annual opportunity cost on the grape and barrel investment adds real cost per bottle, and ignoring it makes barrel-aged reserve wines look more profitable than they actually are relative to a quick-turn white.
Accuracy and limitations
- Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.
- Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.
- This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant.
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RevenueLab. (2026). Winery Bottle COGS Calculator. Retrieved from https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/winery-bottle-cogs
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/winery-bottle-cogs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Winery Bottle COGS Calculator — RevenueLab</a> (2026).</p>
Source: [Winery Bottle COGS Calculator — RevenueLab](https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/winery-bottle-cogs) (2026).