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Boxed Red Wine

Boxed Red Wine is a food item in Project Zomboid. It holds 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Boxed Red Wine at a glance

Boxed Red Wine icon

Food Food & water

It holds 1. It weighs 0.2.

Weight0.2
Capacity1
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What it is and how to use it

Food in Build 42 has a hunger value, calories and a shelf life. Fresh food goes stale and then rotten, so eat perishables first and keep tins and dry goods for later. Cooking raises the value of many ingredients.

More: Cooking guide · Food list.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.WineBoxFood
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Boxed Red Wine is on 10 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Liquor Store WineLiquor Store (shelves)31%4
Dish Cabinet GenericAny building (cabinet)20%4
Crate WineLiquor Store (box, crate)16%4
Dish Cabinet LiquorAny building (cabinet)16%4
Safehouse BoozeSurvivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate)5.5%4
Kitchen BottlesHouse kitchen (cupboard, shelves); Kitchen (cupboard, shelves); Living room (cupboard)3.1%2
Derelict House PartyDerelict (other); Derelict steel factory (other)0.92%1
Safehouse FridgeSurvivor safehouse (early) (fridge)0.72%4

It is on 2 more tables with smaller shares.

On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.

Inside bags and cases: Parcel - Medium, Gift - Medium, Plastic Bag, Garbage Bag and more.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

How much does the Boxed Red Wine weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.2 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Boxed Red Wine?

Base.WineBox.

How much can the Boxed Red Wine hold?

Capacity 1.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.