Best wine candle

Wine candles bring the vineyard to your home with their fragrant fruity notes. To recreate the scent of your favorite beverage, we've collected the best wine-inspired selections.

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Indulge in that downtime vibe and kick back with the vine-ripened aroma of a wine candle. Popping the cork on a delicious vintage casts a multitude of different notes into the air, and wine candles seek to capture the bottled grapey goodness in wax. With a simple light, the burn of a glowing ember sends a bouquet of scents into the air. The full-bodied fragrant display will fill the rooms in your home with pleasant, fermented notes. Lighting these candles are almost as good as pouring a glass, almost. Now you can do both with our curated list of wine candles.

Staff pick

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Yankee Candle Vineyard scented premium jar candle

Wino-friendly wicked home essential in several size options

Boxed or bottled, that first whiff of wine is a pleasant one. When it comes to a jar, that result is the same, especially with a Yankee Candle. This waxy soon-to-be favorite emulates the scent of a poured glass with its complex combination of scents, the deep, rich medley unfolding with the notes of Cabernet, Merlot, and Zinfandel grapes. The mineral wax candle, offering a burn time of 150 hours, is combined with natural extracts to provide an authentic scent, and finished with a cotton wick. The wax is set in a sturdy, lidded 22-ounce glass jar for elegance and to retain freshness. Additional size options are available to treat your home to some wine.

Fine wine

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Our Own Candle Company Tuscan Vineyard 13-ounce candle

Candle-filled tin that captures the essence of a winery

You can go on a wine tour through your home with this right-from-the-vine candle. This 13-ounce vintage makes a stop in Italy, the fragrant fermented blend inspired by Tuscan wine. The candle is crafted from a combination of soy and paraffin wax and detailed with a lead-free wick. Offering 100 hours of burn time, this wine candle will delight noses with its almost-good-enough-to-drink scent. The wax is set in a lidded tin, printed with a rustic scene paying tribute to the grape and its liquid counterpart.

Grapes and more

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Way Out West Candles Sassy Sangria 17-ounce jar candle

Red wine gets an upgrade with this sangria-inspired candle

When fresh fruits flavor Merlots or Cabernets, these bold wines transform into sweet sangria. The fruity concoction's spirit is realized in the aroma of this 17-ounce candle. Featuring a red wine base, the scented luminary features bright cranberry and orange notes, dashed with a little spice. It's made of a natural soy and paraffin wax blend and detailed with a cotton wick. With over 60 hours of burn time, you'll enjoy this candle longer than your last bottle of wine. For a final touch, its shapely and stylish glass jar is perfect for gifting.

Light it up

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Home Bar Source glass wine candle chimney set

Empty wine bottles get a new lighted life with this lamp kit

You can make good use of those empty wine bottles by converting them into a little mood lighting. With lamp oil and the pieces of this handy kit, it's simple to add that wine cellar flair to your home decor. The collection includes a ceramic candle and wick to support the ember that will illuminate your upcycled bottle beacon. Designed to protect the flame and prevent smoking, the last piece is a rounded glass chimney that emulates the shape of a wine glass. So, why not pour out a glass or two beside the glow of your new wine bottle lamp? It just might be the perfect combination.

Let it Merlot

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Swag Brew Vintage Merlot wine candle

Just-poured Merlot candle in a recycled glass bottle

Drink in the warm, rich scent of this red wine candle. With a few sniffs, you'll receive the lush notes of the delicious elixir, bringing that winery vibe into your home. This 8-ounce candle, with over 40 hours of burn time, has an expressive collection of full-bodied notes to offer that uncorked aroma. The candle is crafted from a soy wax blend, sits in a recycled bottle, and has a lead-free wick.   

Don't say Pi-NO-t

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Rewined Pinot Noir signature candle

Vintage wine bottle candle with a robust scent

Cultivate a little culture in your candle choices with this red wine candle. Pleasurable as an intricate and flavor-filled glass of Pinot Noir, this design offers natural, delicious notes like fig, cranberry, and violet. The fragrances are captured in 11 ounces of natural soy wax and held in a salvaged wine bottle. Boasting a generous 80 hours of burn time, this classy candle will keep the savory scents coming, immersing your home with wine-filled wonder.      

Wine not?

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The simplest way to make home improvements is with the addition of a wine candle. Wine candles fill rooms with the indulgent scent of that hearty vine-extracted beverage, the concentrated scents captured in wax, and released with the flash of a lit wick. For winos, wine candles will add just another vineyard-inspired layer to everyday life. So, pour a glass and light a match. Our first choice is the Yankee Candle Vineyard scented premium jar candle because it has the diverse notes of Cabernet, Merlot, and Zinfandel grapes. Its warm, familiar scent is reminiscent of a full glass of red wine. The 22-ounce candle is crafted from mineral wax and has 150 hours of burn time for a lasting aromatic experience. 

Another great pour is the Way Out West Candles Sassy Sangria 17-ounce jar candle because it enhances the traditional red wine aroma with a touch of sweetness. The candied notes are intended to be reminiscent of yummy sangria. With a bold red wine base combined with cranberry and orange flavors, this fragrant candle will douse homes with the distinct bottled brew. The candle is made of a natural soy and paraffin wax blend and features over 60 hours of burn time. 

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