“Wine is just grape juice with a yeast infection”

“Wine is just grape juice with a yeast infection” is a slightly jocular saying comparing grape juice and wine. The “yeast infection” ferments the grape juice into wine.
 
“TIL that wine is just grape juice with a yeast infection” was posted on Reddit—ShittyTodayILearned on May 29, 2017.“Red wine is really just grape juice with a yeast infection” was posted on X/Twitter by Chris Eastvedt on June 12, 2017. “wine is just grape juice with a yeast infection” was posted on X/Twitter by sharon on November 14, 2019.
 
 
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maisy1st—May 29, 2017
TIL that wine is just grape juice with a yeast infection.
 
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Chris Eastvedt
@ChrisEastvedt
Red wine is really just grape juice with a yeast infection.
1:01 PM · Jun 12, 2017
 
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@sundancer686
Someone said wine is just grape juice with a yeast infection. It is EASTER SUNDAY, SIR. Jesus did not resurrect for this.
11:43 AM · Apr 21, 2019
 
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sharon
@nastyandsour
wine is just grape juice with a yeast infection
10:01 PM · Nov 14, 2019
 
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Chimpooey
@chimpooey
Wine is grape juice with a yeast infection.
7:09 PM · Jun 23, 2021
 
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Emmanuel Simbakalia
@ESimbakalia
Wine is just grape juice with a yeast infection 😂😂
5:37 PM · Oct 16, 2023
   
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Carl Knecht
‪@rialtus.com‬
Wine is just grape juice with a yeast infection.
4:45 PM · Jul 31, 2025
 
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Wine is just Grape Juice with a Yeast Infection.
6:08 PM · Jun 2, 2026