The Best Juicers for Grapes

For grapes the machine we would buy is the Omega NC900HDC, because grapes are the produce that most rewards being pressed gently and Omega is the only brand on this site that publishes an adjustable pressure setting -- five of them, plus two screens, at 80 RPM. Grapes are easy in one way and difficult in another: they give up juice readily, so almost any machine produces a glass, but crushed grape seeds are genuinely bitter, and seeded varieties like Concord and muscadine punish a machine that presses too hard.

The grape shortlist

Tap any row to jump to the full write-up, or go straight to the listing. How we score.

#	Product	Best for	Our score	Price
1	Omega NC900HDC Best for grapes overall	Leafy greens, wheatgrass and anyone who wants to tune extraction	7.9/10	Check price on Amazon
2	Nutribullet Slow Juicer Best value for grapes	A first cold press juicer when the budget is firm	7.4/10	Check price on Amazon
3	Ninja NeverClog JC151 Best pulp control for grape juice	Buyers who want pulp control and a dishwasher to do the work	7.9/10	Check price on Amazon
4	Breville Juice Fountain Plus JE98XL Best fast juicer for grapes	Apples, carrots and oranges when speed matters more than yield	6.3/10	Check price on Amazon
5	AMZCHEF ZM1501 Best under $100 for grapes	Testing whether a daily juice habit will actually stick	7.1/10	Check price on Amazon

The seed problem, which is the whole page

Grape seeds carry tannins. Whole, they pass through a juicer and land in the pulp bin and you never taste them. Crushed or ground against a screen, those tannins go into the glass, and the result is an astringent, drying bitterness that no amount of sweetness covers. This is why two people can juice the same Concord grapes on different machines and disagree completely about whether grape juice is worth making.

Three things reduce it, in order of effect:

1. 1.Lower the back pressure. On Omega's horizontal machines the end cap is the adjustment -- five settings, per Omega. Backing it off means the auger carries the seeds through rather than grinding them against the screen. No other machine on this site publishes an equivalent control.
2. 2.Run the coarser screen or filter. Omega states two juicing screens; Ninja states two pulp filters. A coarse aperture gives seeds and skin somewhere to go.
3. 3.Feed slowly and do not use the plunger hard. Free advice that works on every machine here. Forcing grapes into an auger is what grinds the seeds, and it does not get you more juice -- it gets you wetter pulp and a packed screen.

Stems: take them off

Grape stems are woody and astringent in a way the fruit is not, and they are the part most likely to wrap an auger or ride a centrifugal basket. De-stemming a few pounds of grapes is tedious and it is not optional -- a handful of stems will do more damage to the taste of the juice than any machine choice on this page.

The quick method: hold the bunch over a bowl and run your fingers down each sprig, or roll the whole bunch gently between your palms over a colander so the berries drop and the frame stays in your hand. Then rinse, because grapes are sprayed and handled more than most fruit.

The four criteria, weighted for grapes

1. 1.Pulp control is doing the work of taste control here. On most produce the pulp setting is a texture preference. On seeded grapes it is the difference between pleasant juice and tannic juice, which is why the two machines with published adjustments lead this page.
2. 2.Cleanup is worse than the volume suggests. Grape juice is sugary and deeply pigmented. Left in the sink it sets, and on light-colored plastic it stains -- red and black varieties especially. Rinse immediately; dishwasher-safe parts are a genuine advantage, and Ninja is the only cold press brand here that states them plainly.
3. 3.Screen clearing matters more than raw power. Grape skins are numerous and thin, which is a screen-blinding profile much like berries. A reverse function is worth more on this produce than another 50 W, and Nutribullet and AMZCHEF both state one.
4. 4.Yield is high, so stop shopping on it. Grapes are among the most generous things you can juice. Nobody in this category publishes a yield figure for any produce and we will not estimate one -- but the gap between machines is narrower here than on celery, which frees you to buy on the three criteria above.

Concord, muscadine and the varieties that behave differently

One honest note about the traditional answer: for a big Concord harvest, generations of home canners used a steam juicer, which extracts with heat rather than pressure and never touches the seeds. It makes excellent grape juice and it is a completely different appliance -- not a juicer in the sense this site covers, and not something we stock an opinion on. If you are processing bushels rather than bowls, that is worth knowing before you buy any machine on this page.

Cold press or centrifugal for grapes

An auger, in most cases, and for a reason specific to this fruit: a slow auger can be fed gently and -- on an Omega -- adjusted, where a spinning basket applies whatever force its speed dictates. Breville states 12,000 RPM on the JE98XL's high setting; a seed meeting a cutting disc at that speed is a crushed seed. The low setting at 6,500 RPM is a real mitigation, which is why that machine is on this page at all.

Buy the centrifugal machine if grapes are a seasonal glut and speed is the point -- processing a flat of grapes at 50 RPM is a long evening. Buy the auger if the grapes are seeded, if the juice needs to keep for more than an hour, or if grapes are one produce among greens and celery. Masticating vs centrifugal is the full comparison.

Storing grape juice

Grape juice separates quickly and the sediment is fine and heavy, so it settles into a layer rather than staying suspended. Fill glass jars to the brim so there is minimal air above the juice, cap immediately, refrigerate at once, and shake before pouring. How long does fresh juice last sets out what is genuinely known about storage times and what is folklore -- and the freezer is more forgiving than most advice online suggests.

If the juice is cloudier than you want, straining it through a fine sieve after juicing does more than any machine setting, and it costs nothing.

What each of these is wrong for

• Omega NC900HDC -- wrong for a shallow counter, and it has the highest part count on this site. A sugary juice makes that worse.
• Nutribullet Slow Juicer -- wrong for volume. A 24 oz cup fills very quickly on grapes.
• Ninja NeverClog JC151 -- wrong if a long warranty is the reason you are buying. One year in the US.
• Breville JE98XL -- wrong for seeded grapes if bitterness bothers you, and wrong for greens entirely.
• AMZCHEF ZM1501 -- wrong if you expect premium build or a warranty you can pin down before buying.

Where to go next

If grapes are part of a wider fruit plan, best fruit juicers sorts the whole field by what fruit actually does in a machine. The closest produce page on this site is best juicers for berries, which shares the screen-blinding problem and is honest about soft fruit being a juicer's weakest category. And if the screen keeps packing whatever you do, juicer clogging fixes is the troubleshooting page.

The picks in full

1. Best for grapes overall

Omega NC900HDC

Omega NC900HDC · $200–400 · Our score 7.9/10

Grapes are the clearest case on this whole site for adjustable back pressure, and this is the only machine that publishes it: Omega states five adjustable end-cap pressure settings and two juicing screens, at 80 RPM and 150 W, with a 15-year limited warranty. Drop the pressure and run the coarser screen and the seeds pass through whole into the pulp instead of being crushed into the juice -- which is the single thing that decides whether Concord juice tastes like grape or like tannin. Honest cons: it is 19.22 in wide at 18.7 lb with more parts to wash than any vertical on this site, cleanup on a sugary juice is a real chore, and Omega publishes no yield figure, only a marketed claim.

Yield

Omega markets high juice yield and five pressure settings; no numeric yield figure is publishedManufacturer claim: Omega Juicers · checked 2026-10-02

Pulp

Five adjustable pressure settings and two juicing screens, per OmegaManufacturer claim: Omega Juicers · checked 2026-10-02

Cleanup time

Not available - no published cleanup time in minutesNot sourced

Speed

Omega states 80 RPM and 150 W outputManufacturer claim: Omega Juicers · checked 2026-10-02

What works

• Five pressure settings give real control over pulp and extraction
• Handles wheatgrass, which most verticals do poorly
• 15-year warranty on a design that has been iterated for years

What does not

• 19.22 in wide, which is a counter-depth problem in small kitchens
• More parts to wash than any vertical here
• 18.7 lb, so it lives out on the counter whether you like it or not

Skip this if: Your counter is shallow, or cleanup is what will make you quit. It is over 19 in wide and there are more parts to wash than on any vertical here.

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• Yield9/10
• Pulp9/10
• Cleanup6/10
• Value8/10
• Quiet8/10

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2. Best value for grapes

Nutribullet Slow Juicer

Nutribullet NBJ50300 · $100–200 · Our score 7.4/10

Grape skins and stems are what pack a screen, so the feature that matters at this price is the one that clears it: Nutribullet states 65 RPM, 150 W and a reverse function, which backs a loaded auger out instead of making you strip the machine mid-batch. At 65 RPM it is a genuine cold press rather than a fast machine wearing the name, and the footprint is small at 17 in tall and 6.25 in wide. Honest cons: the 24 oz catch cup is one glass, and grapes fill it fast, so a real batch means stopping to empty; the warranty is 1 year limited; and there is no published yield, pulp or cleanup figure.

Yield

Not availableNot sourced

Pulp

Not availableNot sourced

Cleanup time

Not available - no published cleanup time in minutesNot sourced

Speed

Nutribullet states 65 RPM, 150 W, with a reverse functionManufacturer claim: Nutribullet · checked 2026-10-02

What works

• Cold press mechanics at a centrifugal-adjacent price
• Reverse function, which is how you clear a celery jam
• Small footprint at 17 in tall and 6.25 in wide

What does not

• 1-year warranty against 15 years on the premium verticals
• 24 oz catch cup forces breaks on bigger batches
• No published yield, pulp or cleanup figures

Skip this if: You juice for more than one person. A 24 oz container means stopping and emptying mid-session.

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• Yield7/10
• Pulp7/10
• Cleanup7/10
• Value9/10
• Quiet8/10

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3. Best pulp control for grape juice

Ninja NeverClog JC151

Ninja JC151 · $100–200 · Our score 7.9/10

Grape juice divides people on texture -- some want it clear, some want the body -- and Ninja is the only brand here that gives you a mechanical choice rather than a dial: two pulp filters, one for less pulp and one for more. On grapes the coarser filter is often the better call, because it clogs more slowly against all that skin. Ninja states 150 W and that the removable parts are dishwasher safe, which matters a great deal with a staining, sugary juice. Honest cons: Ninja publishes no RPM at all, so it cannot be compared on speed; the US warranty is 1 year; and the 24 to 30 oz jug means emptying on bigger batches.

Yield

Not availableNot sourced

Pulp

Ninja states two pulp filters, for less pulp or more pulpManufacturer claim: Ninja · checked 2026-10-02

Cleanup time

Ninja states the removable parts are dishwasher safe; no cleanup time publishedManufacturer claim: Ninja · checked 2026-10-02

Speed

Ninja states 150 W; no RPM publishedManufacturer claim: Ninja · checked 2026-10-02

What works

• Genuine pulp choice: two filters, not a marketing claim
• Dishwasher-safe removable parts
• Widely stocked at the big retailers, so it is easy to find and easy to return

What does not

• 1-year US warranty
• Ninja publishes no RPM, so it cannot be compared on speed
• 24-30 oz jug means emptying on bigger batches

Skip this if: You want a long warranty. Ninja covers this for one year in the US, against 15 on the premium verticals.

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• Yield7/10
• Pulp9/10
• Cleanup8/10
• Value8/10
• Quiet7/10

Read the full Ninja NeverClog JC151 review

4. Best fast juicer for grapes

Breville Juice Fountain Plus JE98XL

Breville JE98XL · $100–200 · Our score 6.3/10

If the grapes are a seasonal glut rather than a daily habit -- a vine in the garden, a flat from the market -- speed is the real requirement and the dual speed is what makes this safe for soft fruit. Breville states 6,500 RPM low and 12,000 RPM high at 850 W, and the low setting exists precisely so soft fruit is not pulverized. The 3 in feed tube swallows whole bunches once stemmed, and the carafe includes a froth separator, which grape juice needs. Honest cons: a spinning basket crushes seeds harder than an auger does, so bitterness is more likely; it foams; the warranty is 1 year; and it is loud.

Yield

Not availableNot sourced

Pulp

Breville states the carafe includes a froth separatorManufacturer claim: Breville · checked 2026-10-02

Cleanup time

Not available - no published cleanup time in minutesNot sourced

Speed

Breville states dual speed: 6,500 RPM low and 12,000 RPM high, 850 WManufacturer claim: Breville · checked 2026-10-02

What works

• 3 in chute takes whole apples, so there is no chopping
• Two speeds, so soft fruit is not pulverized
• Fast enough that a glass takes a couple of minutes end to end

What does not

• Poor at celery and leafy greens by mechanism, not by tuning
• Foam and faster oxidation are inherent to high-speed spinning
• 1-year warranty

Skip this if: Celery or leafy greens are the reason you are buying. A spinning basket rides long fibers instead of crushing them.

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• Yield6/10
• Pulp5/10
• Cleanup7/10
• Value8/10
• Quiet4/10

Read the full Breville Juice Fountain Plus JE98XL review

5. Best under $100 for grapes

AMZCHEF ZM1501

AMZCHEF ZM1501 · Under $100 · Our score 7.1/10

For a once-a-year grape harvest, spending the least is the rational move, and this is the only masticating machine on this site under $100. AMZCHEF states 90 RPM, 150 W, a reverse function -- the feature that matters most on skin-heavy produce -- and operation below 60 decibels, which is the only decibel figure any brand on this site publishes. Honest cons: warranty terms differ between the brand store and third-party listings, so read the one you are buying from; the chute is small, which means more prep; the parts are light; and no yield or cleanup figure exists for it.

Yield

AMZCHEF markets seven spiral masticators for maximum yield; no numeric figure is publishedManufacturer claim: AMZCHEF · checked 2026-10-02

Pulp

Not availableNot sourced

Cleanup time

Not available - no published cleanup time in minutesNot sourced

Speed

AMZCHEF states 90 RPM, 150 W, with a reverse functionManufacturer claim: AMZCHEF · checked 2026-10-02

What works

• Masticating mechanics under $100
• One of very few machines at any price that publishes a decibel figure
• Reverse function for clearing jams

What does not

• Warranty terms differ between the brand store and third-party listings - read the one you buy from
• Small chute, so prep is heavy
• No yield or cleanup figure published

Skip this if: You expect premium build. At this price the warranty is short and the parts are light - treat it as a trial machine.

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• Yield7/10
• Pulp7/10
• Cleanup6/10
• Value9/10
• Quiet9/10

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