Wine
Red wine, counted in grams not glasses
Colour is not a strength ranking. Many table reds sit around 13–15% ABV — and a bottle is several standard drinks.
- Typical table-red range
- ~13–15%
- ~13% ≈ one standard drink
- 100 mL
- 750 mL bottle at 14%
- ~8.3
- 150 mL pour at 13%
- ~1.5
Red wine is still wine: 10 grams of alcohol is one Australian standard drink. NHMRC’s example of about one standard drink is 100 mL at about 13%. Many table reds are labelled around 13–15% ABV. A 750 mL bottle at 14% is about 8.3 standard drinks. A 150 mL restaurant pour at 13% is about 1.5.
Definition
Red wine. Wine made with dark-skinned grapes, typically fermented on skins. Colour does not replace the label.
Red versus the NHMRC example
| Compare | What people pour | What to count |
|---|---|---|
| A restaurant glass | Often 150 mL — about 1.5 at 13%. | Scale from 100 mL ≈ 1, or read the bottle statement. |
| A 750 mL bottle | “Six glasses.” | About 7.7 at 13%, about 8.3 at 14%. |
| “Full-bodied” | Treated as a strength number. | Tasting language. ABV is the number. |
Questions
Questions people actually ask
About one if it is 100 mL at 13%. About 1.5 if it is 150 mL at 13%. Home pours are often larger.
Open the bottle statement
Then put the number next to the weekly and daily NHMRC figures. A shared bottle is still shared grams.