Wine calories are mostly determined by ABV, with smaller adjustments for residual sugar. Most casual wine drinkers underestimate their wine calorie intake substantially because home pours run 30-50% larger than the standard glass measurement, and “a couple of glasses” with dinner often means three quarters of a bottle. This article gives you the per-style numbers, the math for any pour size, and the patterns that make wine calorie counting trickier than beer or spirits. This article is part of our Alcohol Calories hub, the complete guide to how alcoholic drinks fit into a calorie-aware diet.

This article uses UK and metric measurements primarily, with US conversions where helpful.

# The quick formula

For a rough estimate of wine calories:

Calories per 100ml ≈ ABV × 6 + 5

So for a 13% wine: 13 × 6 + 5 = 83 calories per 100ml. A 175ml glass: 145 calories.

For sweet wines, add 5-15 calories per 100ml from residual sugar.

The formula isn’t perfect (sugar content varies, very high-ABV wines run slightly higher than the linear estimate suggests) but gets you within 10% of the real number.

# Calories by glass size

The same wine produces different calorie counts depending on pour size:

Pour size At 11% ABV At 12.5% ABV At 13.5% ABV At 14.5% ABV
125ml (small) 92 99 107 115
175ml (UK standard) 128 138 149 161
200ml (large UK) 146 158 170 184
250ml (large) 183 197 213 230
5oz (US standard, 148ml) 109 117 126 136
6oz (US generous, 177ml) 130 140 151 163
Bottle (750ml) 549 591 638 690

The table assumes dry wine with minimal residual sugar. Sweet wines add 10-30% to these numbers.

Wine being poured into a glass.
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# Calories by wine style

# White wines

Light whites (10-12% ABV): 70-85 calories per 100ml.

  • Riesling (10-11.5%, dry): 70-80 cal/100ml
  • Sauvignon Blanc (11-13%): 75-90 cal/100ml
  • Pinot Grigio (12-13%): 80-90 cal/100ml
  • Chablis (12-13%): 80-90 cal/100ml
  • Gavi (12-13%): 80-90 cal/100ml

Standard whites (12-13% ABV): 80-90 calories per 100ml.

  • Chardonnay (13-14% ABV, oaked styles): 85-95 cal/100ml
  • White Burgundy (13-14%): 85-95 cal/100ml
  • Albariño (12-13%): 80-90 cal/100ml
  • Vinho Verde (10-12%): 70-85 cal/100ml

Sweet whites and dessert wines: 100-150+ calories per 100ml.

  • Sauternes (13-14%): 130-150 cal/100ml
  • Icewine (10-13%, very sweet): 130-180 cal/100ml
  • Tokaji Aszú (10-12%, sweet): 120-150 cal/100ml
  • German Spätlese/Auslese (8-12%, off-dry to sweet): 80-130 cal/100ml

# Red wines

Standard reds (13-14% ABV): 85-100 calories per 100ml.

  • Pinot Noir (12-14%): 80-95 cal/100ml
  • Beaujolais (12-13%): 80-90 cal/100ml
  • Chianti (12.5-14%): 85-95 cal/100ml
  • Rioja (13-14%): 90-100 cal/100ml
  • Bordeaux (12.5-14%): 85-100 cal/100ml
  • Côtes du Rhône (13-14.5%): 90-105 cal/100ml

Heavy reds (14-15.5% ABV): 95-115 calories per 100ml.

  • Shiraz/Syrah (14-15.5%): 95-115 cal/100ml
  • Malbec (13.5-15%): 95-110 cal/100ml
  • Zinfandel (14-16%, often higher): 100-120 cal/100ml
  • Amarone (14-16%): 100-120 cal/100ml
  • Barolo (14-15%): 95-110 cal/100ml
  • Ribera del Duero (14-15%): 95-110 cal/100ml
  • Big Californian Cabernets (14-15.5%): 100-115 cal/100ml

Fortified reds: 130-180 calories per 100ml.

  • Port (19-22%): 150-170 cal/100ml
  • Madeira (17-20%): 130-160 cal/100ml
  • Sweet sherry (15-22%): 130-180 cal/100ml

# Rosé

Rosé spans the white-to-red range:

  • Provence rosé (12-13%, dry): 80-95 cal/100ml
  • White Zinfandel (8-10%, off-dry): 75-90 cal/100ml
  • Rosado (11-13%): 80-95 cal/100ml
  • Sweet rosé: add 10-20% to the dry numbers

# Champagne and sparkling

Standard sparkling wines (11-12.5% ABV):

  • Champagne (12-13%, brut): 75-85 cal/100ml. A 125ml flute: 95-105 cal.
  • Prosecco (11-12%, brut to extra dry): 75-85 cal/100ml. 125ml flute: 95-105 cal.
  • Cava (11-12%, brut): 75-85 cal/100ml.
  • English sparkling (12%): 80-90 cal/100ml.

Sweet sparkling:

  • Demi-sec or sec champagne: 90-110 cal/100ml
  • Asti Spumante (7-9%, very sweet): 100-130 cal/100ml
  • Moscato d’Asti (5-7%, sweet): 100-120 cal/100ml
A champagne flute on a celebration table.
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# Why home pours mess up the math

The standard UK glass is 175ml. Home pours are typically 200-250ml. Restaurant pours often run 200-220ml.

A “two-glass evening at home” might actually be:

  • Two 175ml glasses: 350ml = 280 cal at 12% ABV
  • Two 250ml home pours: 500ml = 400 cal at 12% ABV
  • Half a bottle (375ml) split into “two glasses”: 300 cal at 12% ABV

People drinking what they call “two glasses” are often drinking the equivalent of 2.5-3 standard glasses by volume.

For accurate tracking, measuring your home pour once gives you the actual size. Most people’s “normal” home pour is 200-250ml rather than the 175ml they assume.

# The bottle math

A 750ml bottle of wine contains:

ABV Total calories Total UK units
11% 549 8.25
12% 597 9.0
13% 645 9.75
14% 693 10.5
14.5% 718 10.9

Splitting a bottle between two people: 270-360 calories per person from the wine alone.

A bottle to yourself in an evening: typically 600-700 calories from the wine, plus whatever was eaten alongside.

For people watching weight while drinking wine, the bottle math is informative. Three bottles a week (a not-unusual moderate-to-heavy wine drinker pattern): 1,800-2,100 calories per week from wine alone, roughly 95,000-110,000 calories per year.

# Why wine calorie counting is harder than beer

A few specific factors:

# Pour size variation

Beer pints are standardised. Wine pours aren’t. The same “glass” can be 125ml at one venue, 250ml at another, varying by 100% in volume.

# ABV variation by year

The same wine producer often varies ABV by 0.5-1% between vintages. A wine that was 13% one year might be 14% the next due to climate variation.

# Sugar content variability

Two wines at the same ABV can vary by 30-40 calories per 100ml depending on residual sugar. “Dry” wines can have anywhere from 0-9g/litre of sugar; off-dry wines have 9-18g; sweet wines can exceed 50g.

Sugar content isn’t displayed on most wine labels, making accurate calorie counting harder than for beer.

# Restaurant pours

Restaurants use different glass sizes and pour levels than pubs. Restaurant wine pours often run 200-220ml even when described as standard. A “couple of glasses with dinner” often equals 3 standard glasses by volume.

# Home wine compounds

Wine bought in supermarkets and consumed at home tends to be drunk in larger pours and over longer evenings than wine consumed in venues. The total intake per session is often higher at home than the perceived intake suggests.

# Practical guidance

For people who want to drink wine while watching calories:

# Default to dry over sweet

Dry wines have 80-100 calories per 100ml; sweet wines have 100-150 cal/100ml at matched alcohol content. Dry red, dry white, dry rosé all run lower than off-dry or sweet equivalents.

# Lower-ABV wine has lower calories

A 12% wine has roughly 15% fewer calories per ml than a 14% wine. Looking for lower-alcohol wines (11-13%) reduces calorie intake without reducing volume.

# Champagne and prosecco are lower-calorie than most still wine

The 11-12% ABV produces 75-85 cal/100ml, lower than most still wine. The smaller flute serving size (125ml) reinforces this: a flute of champagne has 95-105 calories, less than a standard glass of still wine.

# Measure your home pour

Once. Pour what you’d “normally” pour into a measuring jug. If it’s 250ml, mentally calibrate that “a glass” in your tracking should be 250ml or 1.5x the standard.

# Account for the bottle

A bottle to yourself is 600-700 calories. The “I had a few glasses” framing usually undercounts; recording the bottle is more accurate.

# Champagne for celebrations adds up less than spirits

If you want to drink at a celebration without high calorie load, champagne or prosecco is genuinely lower-calorie than wine, beer, or cocktails at typical serving sizes.

# How AlcoLog handles wine calories

AlcoLog’s catalogue includes 40+ wines by varietal and style. Logging a glass of wine is one tap if it’s in your favourites or two taps if you select from the catalogue. The calorie count auto-pulls from the catalogue based on the wine type and pour size you select.

The size presets cover 125ml, 175ml, 200ml, 250ml, half bottle (375ml), and full bottle (750ml). Custom sizes are available for unusual pours.

For unusual wines (specific producer, vintage, ABV not in the catalogue), the Add Drink screen lets you specify volume and ABV. Calorie estimation happens automatically.

The session-end summary shows total calories from wine alongside drinks and units. Over time, the History view’s monthly cards show monthly wine consumption, useful for people tracking weight or general intake.

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