--- title: Calculate Wine Wastage & Recover Lost Profit | Free Online Tool description: Most venues lose $1000 each month. Use this free calculator to see your wine wastage – and how to eliminate it with precise pour control and preservation. image: https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(7).png --- [Skip to content](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/wastage-calculator#main-content) [![Wine Preservation Systems](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wine%20Preservation%20Systems.png?width=1051&height=350&name=Wine%20Preservation%20Systems.png)Homepage](https://winepreservationsystems.com/) - [Commercial](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/commercial) - [Residential](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/residential) - Systems - [Le Verre de Vin+ by Bermar](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/bermar-range) - [Enomatic wine serving systems](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/enomatic-range) - [Customer Support](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/support-request) [Contact](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/contact) - [Commercial](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/commercial) - [Residential](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/residential) - Systems - [Le Verre de Vin+ by Bermar](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/bermar-range) - [Enomatic wine serving systems](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/enomatic-range) - [Customer Support](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/support-request) [Contact](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/contact) ### Wine Wastage Calculator: Stop Pouring Profits Down the Drain Without realising it, most venues lose ~$1,000 per month in wine wastage. Find out how much your venue is losing – and how to fix that. [Calculate My Wastage ↓](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/wastage-calculator#wastage-calculator) ![_A7R9827](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Installations/_A7R9827.jpg?width=2000&height=1333&name=_A7R9827.jpg "_A7R9827") ![_A7R9794](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Installations/_A7R9794.jpg?width=2000&height=1333&name=_A7R9794.jpg "_A7R9794") ### Calculate Your Wine Wastage in 30 Seconds ### Wine Wastage Calculator Adjust the below assumptions to reflect your venue. Number of by-the-glass wines Bottles opened each week Glasses per bottle Average glass sale price Average wastage (%) Weeks open per year Calculate wastage **Estimated revenue lost to wastage:** - $0 per week - $0 per month - $0 per year Typical wastage ranges from 10–20% due to over-pours, oxidation and comps. On average, 10% wastage would be half a glass per bottle opened, whereas 20% would be one glass per bottle opened. [Use our Profit Planner to see how quickly you can recover that loss ↓](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/wastage-calculator#roi-calculator) *Real Venues, Real Results* ## Premium venues across Australia have used Enomatics to: - Eliminate thousands in wastage each year - Confidently offer premium wines by the glass - Increase average spend without increasing labour costs > “The Enomatic wine serving system has shown our customers the potential of offering more premium wines by the glass. It allows venues to **increase average spend while virtually eliminating wastage**.” > > – Garth Grbich, Samuel Smith & Son [Read the case studies](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/case-study-pv) ![_A7R9926](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_A7R9926.jpg?width=1333&height=2000&name=_A7R9926.jpg "_A7R9926") ![_A7R9665](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_A7R9665.jpg?width=1341&height=2000&name=_A7R9665.jpg "_A7R9665") ## Why Wastage Matters — And How Enomatic Solves It Even a small amount of wine wastage adds up fast. Let’s take a conservative example: - 30 bottles opened each week across your by-the-glass program - 5 glasses per bottle, sold at an average of $18 each - conservative 10% wastage (half a glass – 75ml – per bottle opened) That’s **$270 gone every week** — or more than **$10,000 a year**. And that’s just at 10% wastage. Many venues lose closer to 15–20%. This is where Enomatic changes the game. Our wine dispensing systems are purpose-built to eliminate the most common causes of wastage: - Exact pour control – every serve precise, no more over-pours - Gas preservation – keeps wine fresh for 21+ days - Temperature control – prevents spoilage [Calculate your breakeven point](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/wastage-calculator#roi-calculator) ## Stop Wasting Profit. Serve Every Glass. ![_A7R9784](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Installations/_A7R9784.jpg?width=1333&height=2000&name=_A7R9784.jpg "_A7R9784") **We've created a simple-to-use spreadsheet that you can plug your wine list into and calculate your return on investment.** This spreadsheet is customisable, so you can use it to play around with your existing wine sales data or invent a wine list from scratch. We have frozen much of the spreadsheet so the formulas don't break – but you are welcome to download your own copy and play with the formulas to your heart's content! **Fill in the form to get your free Profit Planner spreadsheet ↓** # Wine Wastage FAQs What causes wine wastage in venues? Over-pours, oxidation, and untracked comps are the main culprits. Even premium venues typically lose 10–20% of by-the-glass wine. How much wine wastage is normal? 10% is considered conservative. That's about half a glass of wine (75ml) for every bottle opened. For a venue opening 80 bottles per week, that’s around $30k in lost revenue annually. How does Enomatic reduce wine wastage? By combining precise pour control with preservation technology, Enomatic virtually eliminates common causes of wastage, turning lost revenue into profit. What’s the ROI of an Enomatic? Most venues recover their investment within 12–18 months just through reduced wastage. When factoring in premium wines, a point of difference, and increased spend-per-head, many enomatic users breakeven around the 3-month mark. ![P_V-logo1](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Customer%20Logos/Bottle%20Shops/P_V-logo1.webp?width=600&height=368&name=P_V-logo1.webp) "There was a significant uptick in premium wine sold." **Mike Bennie** Co-Owner, P&V Wine + Liquor ![b7e94f_759098368ece4511a703ecf55552cd0a](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Customer%20Logos/Venues/b7e94f_759098368ece4511a703ecf55552cd0a.jpg?width=800&height=428&name=b7e94f_759098368ece4511a703ecf55552cd0a.jpg) "We love being able to showcase premium wines by the glass with absolute confidence in their quality." **Amanda Stopps** Chief Financial Officer, The Clubhouse Barossa ![grampians-estate-logo-new-red-circle](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Customer%20Logos/Cellar%20Doors/grampians-estate-logo-new-red-circle.png?width=267&height=162&name=grampians-estate-logo-new-red-circle.png) “By having our premium wines on tasting, we sell more of them and we minimise wastage." **Tom & Sarah Guthrie,** Grampians Estate Winery ![Wine Preservation Systems white](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/hubfs/Wine%20Preservation%20Systems%20white.png "Wine Preservation Systems white") **FREE RESOURCES** [Map of current installs](https://maps.app.goo.gl/MHRiKBvyNpyXmkn26) [Enomatic vs. Coravin](https://winepouringsystems.com/blog/enomatic-coravin) [Pricing Bottle Shop Tastings](https://winepouringsystems.com/blog/bottle-shop-tastings) [Pricing Wine Lists](https://winepouringsystems.com/blog/price-by-the-glass-wine-list) [How to Calculate Wastage](https://winepouringsystems.com/blog/wine-wastage-cost) [On-Demand Webinar](https://winepouringsystems.com/webinar) **ENOMATIC** [Unica Roma](https://winepouringsystems.com/unica) [Unica Start](https://winepouringsystems.com/unica-start) [Unica Bubbles](https://winepouringsystems.com/unica-bubbles) [Unica Bag](https://winepouringsystems.com/unica-bag) **BERMAR** [Tower](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/lvdv-tower) [Compact](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/lvdv-compact) [Classic](https://www.winepreservationsystems.com/lvdv-classic) **ABOUT** [Contact Us](https://winepouringsystems.com/contact) [About Us](https://winepouringsystems.com/about) [FAQs](https://winepouringsystems.com/knowledge-base/overview) [Financing](https://winepouringsystems.com/financing) [Resellers](https://winepouringsystems.com/reseller-request) **CUSTOMERS** [Knowledge Base](https://winepouringsystems.com/knowledge-base/maintenance) [Support Request](https://winepouringsystems.com/support-request) [Order new stoppers](https://bermar.com.au/shop/) [mailto:info@winepouringsystems.com](mailto:info@winepouringsystems.com) © 2026. 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