Although wine has been a recommended drink for decades by professional doctors, today we know that it should not be consumed regularly. That it comes from grapes does not imply that it does not have negative effects from alcohol consumption, although other people are much more concerned about the sugar content.
Many are on constant low-sugar or low-calorie diets, so taking a sip of wine can mean selling your soul to the devil. Even knowing that it is not a healthy drink and that not all wines are gluten-free, there are wines that are light in sugar, depending on the type and its origin. The amount of sugar in a bottle of wine can vary between 4 grams and 220 grams per liter.
Red wine, the kind with the least sugar
This drink contains residual sugar , and it is only part of its composition, it does not necessarily mean that sugar was added to it in the creation process. The natural sugars in grapes are consumed by yeast and converted into ethanol (alcohol), as a by-product during the fermentation process.
The one with the least amount of sugar is red wine, providing 0.9 grams per 175 ml glass. But this has nothing to do with rosé (Lambrusco), despite its reddish color, since it contributes between 35 and 120 grams per glass.
One thing to keep in mind is that the drier a wine is, the less sugar it has . This is because the yeast has eaten up all the sugars in the grapes. Dry wines have lower residual levels, which are between 1 and 3 grams per liter of wine. It also helps to choose wines with a lower alcohol content. Since alcohol is made from sugar, the least sugary will be between 10-12% alcohol.
While dry red wines, such as Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Sangiovese will be much lower in sugar than Merlot, for a very low-sugar wine, a dry white wine is best. Dry white wines are the ones that help the most to control sugar consumption. For comparison, a Moscato contains between 100 and 200 grams of sugar per liter, while a dry white wine like Brut has about 1-2 grams of sugar per liter.
Dessert wines are the sweetest
And although it is fashionable to consume fruity or light wines, these are real sugar bombs. On the occasion of parties or special celebrations, this drink can be consumed excessively. And it’s not only important to think about alcohol, but how much extra sugar we consume at the end of the day.
Sparkling wines have 6 to 20 grams per liter of wine (the residual sugar range will be between 0.6 and 2.0 percent per liter). So the sparkling wines with the lowest levels are extra dry sparkling. A clear example is Brut.
The fortified ones can have 150 grams per liter. This implies that a glass of Port, Sherry or Marsala can have up to 15 percent residual sugar. They are also known as dessert wine , since its sweetness perfectly accompanies the end of the meal. This sweet wine is the result of the yeast not ingesting all the sugar, leaving sugar in the final wine, so sweet whites (8% ABV) have less alcohol than dry reds (14% ABV). Dessert wines can be a whopping 200 grams (or more) per liter.
In the case of semi-dry (an intermediate between dry and fruity), they contain a trace of residual sugar that remains after fermentation is complete and most rosé (semi-sweet) wines can have 10-50 grams per liter .