Red Wine Calories

Everything we eat or drink has calories. However, it can range from a high caloric value to a low caloric value. Same goes for red wine. People are interested in knowing how many calories a glass of red wine contains.

Basically it depends on type of red wine you are consuming as well as amount of wine you are drinking. A bigger wine glass will obviously have more calorie value.

Red wine is a beverage so whatever amount you drink you are taking in empty calories. However, it is not a thing to worry if you are only consuming one glass per day. In fact, it is a part of your healthy diet because of its various health benefits.

Calorie count in red wine varies with a variety of wine you are consuming. If we take an average in consideration, then it’s around 100 calories per serving, wherein each serving means four ounces. However, red wine with higher alcohol content will have higher calorie value.

Calorie count in red wines

Merlot and Bordeaux: 95 calories per serving

Pinot Noir and Syrah: 102 calories per serving

Cabernet: 90 calories per serving

Chianti: 100 calories per serving

Burgundy Red Wine: 85 calories per serving

Ruby port: 180 calories per serving (one of the most caloric wines)

This is the reason, it’s said to always drink red wine in moderation. Though red wine has many health benefits, it’s high on calorie count. Enjoy a red wine at a party, but to keep your calorie count in moderation avoid that tempting dessert and eat more of protein rich fibrous food. Or you can walk About 12 minutes (4 mph) to burn the calories in one glass of red wine. For people who are on diet they need to take special care when having red wine as it can imbalance your calorie count of the day.

Drink in moderation

For males, not to exceed more than 3 drinks per day.

For females,  not to exceed more than 2 drinks per day.

A bottle of red wine (75 cl) contains about 510 calories. So see if you have a habit of emptying a bottle of red wine every now and then, how much calorie you are consuming. In this case, all the health benefits are in vain.  Instead what you are accumulating is empty calories. This can be as bad as accumulating fat in the body.