Lo que pagan por la uva y lo que cuesta la elaboración

Las uvas para una botella cuestan alrededor de un euro en un Burdeos de consumo diario y unos diez en Champagne. El vino se elabora del mismo modo; la diferencia está en lo que puede venderse por el nombre de la etiqueta.

Cada cifra es la que publica la fuente, en su propia unidad. Algunas regiones venden las uvas por kilo o por tonelada; otras venden el vino joven terminado por barril o por litro, y ambas se muestran. Las barras las sitúan en una misma escala: un coste aproximado en euros de las uvas, o del vino, en una botella de 75 cl, calculado 1.3 kilos de uva por botella y un dólar a 0.9 euros.

1. 

   Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, Napa County, 2025 crushNapa Valley · uvas
   $8,864–$9,002 a tonelada≈ ≈$12.80–≈$12.99 una botella · 2025

   The most expensive grapes in the United States, on the strength of what Napa Cabernet sells for. Prices have slipped since the 2023 peak as demand cooled.

2. 

   Grape price, Champagne AOCChampagne · uvas
   ≈$6.16–≈$9.51 a kilo≈ ≈$8.00–≈$12.37 una botella · 2025

   The Comité Champagne fixes how much may be picked each year, and every house needs grapes, so growers are paid more per kilo than anywhere else.

3. 

   Nebbiolo da Barolo grapesPiedmont · uvas
   ≈$3.92–≈$6.72 a kilo≈ ≈$5.09–≈$8.73 una botella · 2024

   Grapes that may become Barolo fetch several times the price of the same variety grown outside the zone.

4. 

   Chardonnay / Pinot Noir for sparkling, Carneros and Anderson ValleyCalifornia sparkling · uvas
   $2,500–$4,500 a tonelada≈ ≈$3.61–≈$6.50 una botella · 2024

   Picked early and less ripe for sparkling wine, so paid less than still-wine Chardonnay or Pinot Noir from the same districts.

5. 

   Pinot Noir grapes, Oregon averageOregon · uvas
   $2,800–$3,600 a tonelada≈ ≈$4.04–≈$5.20 una botella · 2023

   Good Pinot Noir country without Burgundy’s prices, for the land or the grapes.

6. 

   Bulk Bourgogne rouge, per pièce of 228 litresBurgundy · vendido como vino joven
   ≈$1,114 a pièce (228 l)≈ ≈$3.66–≈$3.66 una botella · 2024

   The regional red, sold as finished wine by the barrel. Prices rose sharply after the small 2024 crop; village and cru wines fetch many times this.

7. 

   Chianti Classico DOCG grapesTuscany · uvas
   ≈$2.44–≈$2.46 a kilo≈ ≈$3.17–≈$3.20 una botella · 2023

   A large appellation with plenty of grapes: steady prices, and well below what the famous names of Montalcino and Bolgheri pay.

8. 

   Tempranillo grapes, RiojaRioja · uvas
   ≈$0.90–≈$1.79 a kilo≈ ≈$1.16–≈$2.33 una botella · 2024

   Spain’s classic region grows a great deal of Tempranillo, so growers are paid little for it; the value is added by years in the cellar.

9. 

   Bulk Côtes du Rhône red, per hectolitreRhône · vendido como vino joven
   ≈$144–≈$167 a hectolitro≈ ≈$1.08–≈$1.25 una botella · 2025

   The valley’s everyday red, sold as finished wine. Inter Rhône publishes a guide price to keep growers above their costs, and the market has sat below it.

10. 

    Bulk red Bordeaux AOC, per tonneau of 900 litresBordeaux · vendido como vino joven
    ≈$888–≈$1,119 a tonneau (900 l)≈ ≈$0.74–≈$0.93 una botella · 2025

    Everyday red Bordeaux, sold as finished wine. There is far more of it than buyers want, so it changes hands for about a euro a litre, below what it costs to make.

11. 

    Riesling must, Mosel, per litreMosel · vendido como vino joven
    ≈$1.12 a litro≈ ≈$0.84–≈$0.84 una botella · 2024

    Sold as fresh juice rather than grapes. A euro a litre after the smallest harvest in fifty years.