Ready for wine time? Wine not, right? If your social media posts of a glass of red are starting to feel a little flat, it might be time to jazz them up with some clever wine puns. These work perfectly as Instagram captions, but don’t stop there!

Wine humor naturally spills over into party toasts. Another grape idea: Jot these wine one-liners onto gift tags for wine bottles or use them to make happy hour invites more fun. Even if you don’t consider yourself a punny person, you’ll easily be able to tap into these silly sayings when you need a little extra sparkle.

Think about it: Wine jokes are full of pun potential. Pair them with your favorite cheese puns, and you’ve got yourself a fully stocked party. While you cheers to that, read on for some of our favorite wine puns ever.

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Funny wine puns

Funny Wine Puns
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  • It’s wine o’clock somewhere.
  • On cloud wine.
  • Sip happens.
  • Que Syrah Syrah!
  • You had me at merlot.
  • Do I like wine? You bet shiraz I do!
  • Yes way, rosé!
  • Forever making pour decisions.
  • Where there’s a wine, there’s a way.
  • Vino vidi vici!
  • Sip, sip, hooray!
  • Happy hour? Wine not?
  • Back that glass up.
  • Just a sip to help me un-wine.
  • Now you just wait a proseccond.
  • Riesling and shine!
  • How merlot can you go?
  • All for wine, and wine for all.
  • Vine and dandy.
  • Chardon-heyyyy!
  • Sip back and relax.
  • It’s going to be a wine-derful day!
  • Some you wine, some you lose.
  • I don’t complain. I just wine.
  • No wine left behind.
  • Read between the wines.
  • Oh, sweet child of wine.
  • Once upon a wine.

Wine puns for couples

Wine Puns For Couples
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  • You’re the wine that I want.
  • You give me reasons to wine.
  • Partners in wine.
  • You’re my only riesling.
  • Will you accept this rosé?
  • You’re wine in a million.
  • Great minds drink alike.
  • This wine really cask a spell on me.
  • You are so bottlefull to me.
  •  I think we ferment to be together.
  • Sip me baby one more time.

Grape puns

Grape Puns
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  • Grape minds think alike.
  • Feeling really grape!
  • It’s a grape day to be alive!
  • I’m in a grape mood!
  • You’re a grape friend.
  • There’s nothing graper than this!

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