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Red Wine at a glance
Food Food & water
It holds 1. It weighs 0.3.
Weight0.3
Capacity1
Red Wine
Red Wine is a food item in Project Zomboid. It holds 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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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 ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Wine2 | Food |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Red Wine is on 18 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 table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquor Store Wine | Liquor Store (shelves) | 31% | 4 |
| Crate Wine | Liquor Store (box, crate) | 16% | 4 |
| Police Captain Cabinet | Captain office (cabinet) | 13% | 4 |
| Dish Cabinet Liquor | Any building (cabinet) | 3.9% | 4 |
| Bar Counter Liquor | Bar (cupboard); Twiggy's bar counter (cupboard); Dining (cupboard); and 2 more places | 3.9% | 4 |
| Derelict House Party | Derelict (other); Derelict steel factory (other) | 3.7% | 1 |
| Safehouse Booze | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate) | 2.8% | 4 |
| Dish Cabinet Generic | Any building (cabinet) | 2.5% | 4 |
It is on 10 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.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 4 recipes: Break Glass, Make Molotov Cocktail, Pack 6 Bottles of Wine Into Box, Smash Bottle.
Needed as a tool in 1 recipe (it is not used up): Open Bottle of Wine.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Red Wine weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.3 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Red Wine?
Base.Wine2.
How much can the 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.