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Wine is the drink of choice for a lot of people\u2014and for good reason. There\u2019s such a wide variety of wines<\/a> to choose: from a slew of red wines for people who love deep flavors to a wide span of whites for those who need something refreshing, the variety goes on for ages. Every day, wineries and vineyards experiment with different flavors and styles to further broaden their audience.<\/p>\n

Lately, more people are talking about how much sugar is in wine. The good news is that you can find delicious, low-calorie wine that won\u2019t make you feel guilty about drinking a glass (or two). We\u2019ve created a guide to the best low-calorie wine options<\/a> for the season, featuring some of our favorite options for low-cal sipping. Read on!<\/p>\n

What Is Low-Calorie Wine?<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s be honest\u2014thinking about calories while you\u2019re drinking wine can be quite the downer. Wine is meant to be savored and enjoyed. It\u2019s not necessarily meant to fit into your meal plan. However, more and more people are worried about how the wine they drinking affects their weight loss and health plans\u2014and that\u2019s understandable. Thankfully, with low-calorie wines, people are still able to fit wine into their lives and stay on a healthy track.<\/p>\n

First, it\u2019s important to note that there are two different types of low-calorie wine: naturally low-calorie wine and wine specifically produced to contain less calories. Naturally low-calorie wines are dry and low in alcohol, typically around the 10 percent ABV range. These wines most often come from cooler winemaking regions because the grapes don\u2019t produce as much sugar as their warm-climate counterparts.<\/p>\n

Brands such as Skinnygirl and SlimLine specifically produce wines that contain less calories. These types of wine usually contain around 100 calories per five-ounce glass. Low-calorie wines can also go below 100 calories by having a way smaller ABV percentage. Let\u2019s put it this way: each gram of alcohol has seven calories, which means a standard five-ounce glass of 12% ABV of wine has about 14 grams of pure alcohol. When you do the math, this glass of wine has around 100 calories just from the alcohol. When you reduce the ABV percentage, therefore, you reduce the number of calories.<\/p>\n

Calories in wine also come from residual sugar. This is when not all of the grape sugar is converted to sugar\u2014in general, the sweeter the wine, the more calories it has.<\/p>\n