Wine has always been an integral part of our diet, our culture and our life and has evolved over time, moving from an important source of nourishment to a cultural complement to food and conviviality. Consumption habits have also evolved over time: today consumers give much more importance to quality by choosing a good wine to be enjoyed in moderation, as part of a healthy, modern and sustainable lifestyle.
WINE AND CALORIES
A balanced diet is the key element for a healthy lifestyle, considered as a whole and not just in reference to calories.
Moderation in food and drink consumption is recommended, however, you may be wondering what your daily calorie intake is and the number of calories found in wine.
Calories vary from wine to wine and the exact number of calories will depend on both the alcohol and sugar content of the wine you choose.
Like any fruit, grapes contain sugar. When crushed and pressed, the sugar passes directly into the juice, nourishes the yeasts and is then transformed into alcohol through the process of alcoholic fermentation. (in general, we can say that The more sugar there is in grape juice, the more alcohol will be present in the wine!)
Sugar fermentation will continue until a certain alcohol level is reached. At this point, the fermentation will stop and the sugar that has not been transformed into alcohol will remain in the wine. This is what we call residual sugar or residual sugar (wines are classified based on this parameter
In other words, if you're trying to limit your calorie intake, choose a dry wine rather than a sweet wine.
Dry wines have a limited amount of sugar or no sugar at all, while sweet wines can have different levels of sweetness (from medium to sweet).
The calories contained in alcoholic drinks come mainly from the alcohol content : 1 g of alcohol is equivalent to 7 Kcal. For example: An intake unit of 10 g of alcohol will contain 70 Kcal - taking into account only the alcohol content and therefore constituting only a part of the total calories.
Wines with a higher alcohol volume (% abv) will have more Kcal than wines with a lower alcohol volume, for example a fortified wine versus a light white wine.
The alcohol content of a wine can therefore provide a first indication of the caloric intake of a particular wine.
But let's see in detail how
How to calculate calories in wine
The degrees of wine are expressed as a percentage of alcohol by volume. The back label of the bottle provides a clear indication to this effect.
A bottle of our Semia, which has an alcohol content of 13.5% vol., contains 13.5 cents of alcohol. One liter of wine (100 cl) therefore contains 13.5 cl of alcohol.
Knowing that a liter of alcohol weighs 0.79 kg, the calculation for a 13.5% wine will be: 0.79 * 135 = 106.65.
Having the weight of the wine, just multiply the weight by 7 (calories per gram) and you will get the calories in the wine. In our case a bottle of Semia (0.75lt) would therefore have 560 Kcal.
But then how many calories in a glass of wine?
The full formula is:
Kcal = Quantity of wine in Liters * Degrees * 7.9 (specific weight of the wine) * 7.
Considering that a glass of wine has a capacity of 150 ml, if we want to calculate the calories we consume by drinking a 13.5° wine, we will have: 0.15 * 13.5 * 7.9 * 7 = 111 calories.
Now that you know how to calculate the calories in wine, forget everything!
There's no point in harming yourself while drinking a good bottle of wine with friends!
Never fill your glass. By pouring the right amount (~100 ml), you will leave the necessary space in the glass to aerate and retain the aroma of the wine and you will be able to swirl the wine correctly. Furthermore, in the case of a white wine Not only is it more than recommended in the drinking guidelines, but it also has less pleasant effects on the wine. White wine, for example, will heat up more quickly.
Furthermore, by drinking slowly, you will allow the aromas to expand inside the glass, giving you a perfect experience.