How Many Calories in a Glass of Wine

Wine is considered as a perfect drink when it comes to celebrating some special moments. While enjoying the drink, people tend to overlook the number of calories that are added to the daily calorie intake. But calories obtained through drinks can spoil your diet and health.

Wine makers collect grapes, crush them and add yeast to them which activates the process of fermentation. Yeast helps convert the sugar and oxygen in the grape juice to ethyl alcohol. The final product obtained is known as 'wine' which is nothing but a mixture of water, alcohol and grape flavors. Water contains zero calories. Grape flavor constitutes a very small percentage of the whole wine. Therefore, if the question 'how many calories in a glass of wine' is lingering in your mind, you should check the wine alcohol content. Here is the required information on calories in wine.

Facts about Wine Calories

• Calories in wine depend upon the alcohol content of wine; which may vary from 10% to 14%.
• Higher the alcohol content, higher will be the calories in a glass of wine.
• Normally, red wines have less calories than white wines.
• 'Dessert wines' which are comparatively sweeter, usually have more calories than other wines.
• Bitter wines comparatively contain less calories.
• High calorie snacks that are consumed during drinking are more responsible for weight gain than wine calories.
• Your genes play an important role in deciding how the body would process the alcohol. In some people, alcohol leads to weight gain while in some, it leads to loss of fat.
• Studies show that before processing fat, protein, or carbs, your body processes alcohol first. Thus, alcohol consumption slows down the process of fat-burning which in turn leads to weight gain.
• Only a few calories come from the carbohydrates in wine. So, don't fall prey to deceptive advertising (low carb wines). Most calories in wine come from the alcohol (and not carbs) it contains. Alcohol and carbohydrate are two different things.

Average Wine Calories

Those who usually drink 5-6 ounces (one glass) of wine receive around 125-150 calories. According to the USDA National Nutrient Database, an ounce of wine contains on an average 25 calories. The quantity of wine in a glass may vary according to the types (size) of wine glasses. Therefore, standard measurements are used to describe the calories in wine. The following table describes red wine calories per glass.

Note: 1 glass of wine = 5 fl. oz. And 115 ml. = 4 fl. oz.

Red Wine Calories
Type of Wine	Serving Size	Calories
Syrah	1 Glass	123
Merlot	1 Glass	123
Cabernet Sauvignon	1 Glass	123
Pinot Noir	1 Glass	122
Zinfandel	1 Glass	131
Sangiovese	1 Glass	128
Cabernet Franc	1 Glass	125
Burgundy	1 Glass	129
Gewurtraminer	1 Glass	121

Calories in Different Types of Wines
Type of Wine	Serving Size	Calories
Rose Wine	1 Glass	73
Red Table Wine	1 Glass	102
White Wine	1 Glass	96
Dessert Wine	1 Glass	130
Riesling Wine	4 fl. oz.	90
Riesling White Wine	1 fl. oz. (30 gm)	23
Riesling Wine	5 fl. oz.	115
Riesling Sweet Dessert Wine	6 fl. oz.	270
Red Wine	3.5 fl.oz.	85
Dry Dessert Wine	1 fl. oz.	45
Non-Alcoholic Wine	1 fl.oz.	2
Dry Red Wine	115 ml.	83
Dry White Wine	115 ml.	77
Sparkling Wine	115 ml.	92

If the question 'how many calories in a large glass of wine' is haunting you, then the answer is, "a large glass of wine will contain approximately double calories." For example, if a normal glass (4 oz. or 115 ml.) of sweet red wine contains 100 calories, then a large glass of the wine (approx. 8 oz.) would contain around 200 calories. Similarly, the answer of the question 'how many calories in a cup of wine' will depend upon the size of the cup. It is better to consider calories in given milliliters or ounces of wine than to think about 'how many calories in a glass of wine or cup of wine'.

Wine nutrition facts may vary according to the types. It is difficult to explain the exact number of calories present in innumerable types of wines. Therefore I have mentioned average calories in some popular types of wines. I hope you found the above information on 'how many calories in a glass of wine' helpful.