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Wine pour cost calculator
Enter what a bottle costs and how much you pour. You'll see glasses per bottle, the cost of each glass, your pour cost and what to charge by the glass.
How many glasses are in a bottle of wine?
A standard 750 ml bottle holds 25.4 ounces. That's five 5-ounce glasses, or four 6-ounce glasses with a little left over. A 1.5 L magnum holds twice that.
What's a good pour cost for wine by the glass?
Wine by the glass usually carries a higher pour cost than liquor. Many bars aim for somewhere around 20 to 35%, depending on the wine and their prices. A common rule of thumb is that the first glass should roughly pay for the bottle. If a bottle costs you $14, a glass at $14 makes the rest of the bottle profit.
Wine pour cost % = (bottle cost ÷ glasses per bottle) ÷ glass price × 100
Account for bottles that go off
Open wine doesn't keep for long. If a by-the-glass bottle gets poured down the drain a few days after opening, that cost belongs to the glasses you did sell. The calculator spreads that loss across every bottle so your price covers it. Logging waste with a reason each time shows which wines aren't moving fast enough to pour by the glass.
Pricing cocktails or draft? Try the pour cost calculator or the keg calculator.
Let the count do the math.
Bar Ledger tracks wine, beer and liquor in one count, logs waste with a reason, and works out pour cost for every product. 14 days free, no card required.