Tag: bottle calories

You’ve probably done the mental math: looked up calories per glass of wine, multiplied by five, and then wondered if that number really holds up for a whole bottle. The short answer is yes, and it typically ranges from 600 to 900 calories for a standard 750ml bottle. What makes the difference? Primarily the alcohol […]

A typical 750ml bottle of dry red wine contains more calories than a McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger, and a sweeter, higher-alcohol bottle can easily rival a medium pepperoni pizza. The reality of wine calories per bottle is that it’s driven almost entirely by alcohol and residual sugar, not just color, putting most standard bottles somewhere between […]