Toro Loco Tempranillo

It’s too late now, the cake is eaten, the wine is drunk and Christmas is over for another year. It is safe to say that everyone puts on a few pounds over the Christmas season, if for no other reason than that we are rarely as active and are not eating at regular times.

The average glass of wine is approximately 90 calories and almost all of those calories come from the alcohol content. However, it is quite common these days for wine to be almost 15% alcohol thanks to improvements in wine-making and in vineyard management, not to mention an increase in temperatures in many wine regions.

More alcohol means more calories, so if you are trying to shed a few pounds it is worth seeking out wines with a lower alcohol level. Note that all wines must by law display their alcohol content on the label, but the figure given can vary from the actual content by as much as 1.5% in the USA and by 0.8% in the EU.