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 […]
Wine Fattening: It’s Not the Wine Itself, It’s How You Drink It Thinking wine is inherently fattening is a misdirection; the wine itself isn’t the sole culprit, but rather the caloric load it carries, the context in which it’s consumed, and its knock-on effects. The real winner in the ‘wine fattening’ debate is a combination […]
What ‘Wine Has Legs’ Actually Means: It’s Not About Quality When someone says “wine has legs,” they’re usually pointing out the streaks that form on the inside of a glass after swirling. The dry truth is, these so-called legs are primarily a visual indicator of a wine’s alcohol content, not a direct sign of its […]
Those ‘wine legs’ you obsess over tell you almost nothing about the quality of the wine in your glass. They are not a secret signal from the winemaker about excellence, nor are they a reliable indicator of sweetness. What they primarily reveal is the wine’s alcohol content and, to a lesser extent, its viscosity. If […]
Low Sugar Wine: Why You Don’t Need a Special Label to Find It You don’t need a special “low sugar” label to find low sugar wine. Most dry wines – both red and white – are inherently low in sugar because nearly all of their grape sugar has been fermented into alcohol. The winner here […]
When you ask about the "wine of alcohol," you’re likely wondering what exactly gives wine its kick, and how much of that kick to expect. At its core, the alcohol in wine is ethanol, produced by yeast fermenting grape sugars, with most table wines ranging from 11-14% Alcohol By Volume (ABV). If your goal is […]
The Real Wine Percentage of Alcohol: It’s Not What You Expect The average wine percentage of alcohol is almost certainly higher than you’re giving it credit for, especially for still wines. While fortified wines like Port easily claim the top spot for raw ABV, clocking in between 15% and 20% (sometimes more), most everyday still […]
The waiter sets down the glass, a crimson pool barely covering the bottom, or maybe it’s a generous pour that splashes dangerously close to the rim. So, what’s the right amount? The true, widely accepted industry standard pour for a glass of still wine is 5 ounces (150 ml). This is the benchmark used by […]