How many kilograms of grapes does it take to make one bottle of wine?
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Approximately 1-1.2kg of grapes.
However, this depends on how hard the grapes are pressed. If you are only using the free-run juice which drains off the fruit without pressing, you will obtain less juice. The harder the grapes are pressed, the more juice is obtained. However, a larger quantity of juice obtained generally equates to lower quality with tannins and bitter flavours extracted.
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