Calories in white wine

Table wine. 82 kcal (343 kJ) per 100 g. Choose a portion below and every figure on the page updates.

White wine has 82 kcal (343 kJ) per 100 g, and almost all of that energy comes from alcohol rather than sugar. A typical dry white contains about 10 g of alcohol and under 3 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, with less than 1 g of sugars. That makes alcohol strength, not grape or colour, the main thing that sets the calorie count.

Where the energy comes from

Share of total energy contributed by each macronutrient, using the standard 4/4/9 kcal per gram factors, and 7 kcal per gram for alcohol:

Things worth knowing

• A standard 150 ml glass has about 121 kcal (504 kJ), a large 250 ml glass about 202 kcal (844 kJ), and a 750 ml bottle about 605 kcal (2532 kJ).
• Colour makes little difference: red table wine has about 85 kcal per 100 g and rosé about 83. Sweet dessert wines are much higher, at around 160 kcal per 100 g.
• A 150 ml glass at this strength contains about 15 g of alcohol, roughly 1.5 Australian standard drinks (10 g each) or almost two UK units (8 g each).
• Higher-alcohol whites, such as many warm-climate Chardonnays, carry more calories than lighter, lower-alcohol styles. Each extra gram of alcohol adds about 7 kcal.

Converting these figures

One 1 glass (5 fl oz, 150 ml) of white wine is 121 kcal, which is 504 kJ. To convert any other figure, divide kilojoules by 4.184 for calories, or use the converter on the home page.

It takes 291 g of white wine to reach 1,000 kJ (239 kcal). See how that compares with other foods on the 1000 kJ to calories page.