How Do You Determine Alcohol Content Of Wine?
Wine is a fermented drink typically made from grapes, but can be made from any fruit. The alcohol content varies widely among the different types of wines because of the amount of sugar in the original fruit. Growing conditions, climate, variety of fruit, location and the fermentation process all have an effect on how much sugar, and later how much alcohol, is in a wine. There are typical alcohol contents, however. Since a specific variety of wine is made from the same type of fruit using the same fermentation process, the alcohol content can be determined to a certain degree. Read the label on the wine bottle. Look for a Proof number. Divide the proof number by two to get the alcohol content by volume. Read the label on the wine bottle. Look for an Alcohol by Volume (ABV) percentage. ABV is the percent of alcohol in the total amount of wine. Look at the name or the description of the wine. Table wine is typically 8 to 14 percent ABV. Port wines are typically 20 percent ABV. Sparkling
