Quick answer
These passages show wine withheld under judgment. The land may still have vines or presses, yet the hoped-for wine is denied.
Isaiah 16:10 (KJV)
“And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.”
Micah 6:15 (KJV)
“Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.”
Amos 5:11 (KJV)
“Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.”
In the wider Bible-wine survey, these passages belong on the judgment side.
What these passages show
That matters because wine here is part of a covenant-loss picture. The problem is not simply that wine exists. The point is that God can remove harvest joy and expected provision when a people stand under judgment.
Read them alongside wine in the Bible, two wines in the Bible, and wine as a curse in the Bible.
Keep these texts together
Read these texts with the curse-on-the-land passages and with the blessing passages on corn, wine, and oil. Together they show how wine language can sit on opposite sides depending on context.
Frequently asked questions
Why do withheld-harvest passages matter?
Because they help readers see how wine language can sit inside covenant blessing when present and covenant judgment when withheld.
Do these texts prove the wine itself was alcoholic?
No. They show harvest-product language and judgment language, not a simple modern alcohol argument.