How Many Calories Are in a Bottle of Red Wine?

A 750ml bottle of mainstream red wine typically contains between 600 and 700 calories. Pour yourself a standard 175ml glass of a 13.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and you're looking at around 160 calories per glass — roughly the same as a packet of crisps. Drink the bottle over an evening with a friend and you've each consumed the calorie equivalent of a large meal before the food arrives.

The good news: it doesn't have to be that way. Here's exactly what drives red wine calories, how different styles compare, and which low calorie red wines to choose instead.

Calories in red wine: by type

DrinkWell low calorie reds: from 76 kcal per 125ml, 0g sugar.

What makes red wine high in calories?

Two variables: alcohol content and residual sugar. Alcohol contributes 7 calories per gram — the biggest driver by far. Residual sugar adds 4 calories per gram.

Our lowest calorie red wines

• → El Ninot de Paper Grenache Shiraz — 76 kcal per 125ml, 0g sugar, 11% ABV, £9.99
• → Ancora Sangiovese IGT Puglia — 88 kcal per 125ml, 0g sugar, 12% ABV, £11.49
• → Escena Rioja — 90 kcal per 125ml, 0g sugar, 13% ABV, £12.49
• → Running Duck Organic Shiraz — 90 kcal per 125ml, 0g sugar, 13.5% ABV, £12.49
• → Don Aparo Malbec — 95 kcal per 125ml, 0g sugar, 13.5% ABV, £12.99

Shop the full range

• → Low calorie red wine collection — 46 bottles from 76 kcal
• → Red wine cases — best per-bottle price, free delivery over £99
• → Keto red wines — 0g sugar, 0g carbs
• → Zero sugar red wine

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