Wine - Go Low!

<h1>Wine - Go Low!</h1>Author: <a title="Susan Fiori" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/susan-fiori/53148.htm">Susan Fiori</a> If you want to reduce your calorie intake, you don't necessary have to eliminate or reduce your wine intake because there are lots of alternatives on the market which are lower in calories. You just have to know what to choose.

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The Sydney Morning Herald reported (4 Sept 2007) that less mature grapes (grapes picked early in the season) contain less sugar which correlates to less alcohol content. They also reported the cooler the temperature of the area where they grow wines, the lower the alcohol content (e.g. wines from Tasmania are usually lower in alcohol / calories). So a standard wine is about between 11 to 15 percent alcohol, however if you look for one that is at the lower end of the alcohol range they also generally contain less calories.

However, due to a new fermentation process, low calorie but standard alcohol content drinks are being released onto the market place. For example the new Pure Blonde Beer, at 4.6% alcohol but marketed as a low-carbohydrate, full strength beer.

Low Alcohol Wines Versus No Alcohol Wines

Low alcohol wines have a realer taste than the alcohol free ‘fake’ wines. The non-alcohol products mainly contain fruit juice (approximately 40 per cent), water (or carbonated water), and a range of additives including sugar. Whereas the low alcohol wines are made out of real wine with the alcohol extracted using a range of methods (i.e. fermentation).

Low Cal Wine Brands

To name just a few - there is the Hunter Valley Semillons at 11% alcohol, there is also the Brown Brohers Moscato (very sweet) with only 5.5 percent alcohol and Early Harvest with 9.5%. There is also a brand called 'Brightlite' which was only launched last year which has a range of red, white and rose wines with only 6.5 percent alcohol. In regards to bubbly there is the Yellowglen Jewell Yellow with an alcohol content of 11.5% and only 65 calories per glass (compared with 99 for normal wine). Trentham Estate's' "Two Thirds" Semillon Sauvingon Blanc also has 40 per cent less calories and one third less alcohol.

So next time you’re after a bottle of wine – give a low alcohol, and therefore lower calorie wine a try. And let us know all about it About the Author: Susan Fiori is a writer, performer and business professional living in Australia with her husband and three children. Her work experience portfolio ranges from performing arts, training and human resource management to technical infrastructure management, process reengineering and information technology development and has undergraduate and masters degree qualifications in Engineering, Business, Project and Human Resource Management.degree qualifications in Engineering and Business.Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/wines-and-spirits-articles/wine-go-low-372255.html" title="Wine - Go Low!">Wine - Go Low!</a>

If you want to reduce your calorie intake, you don't necessary have to eliminate or reduce your wine intake because there are lots of alternatives on the market which are lower in calories. You just have to know what to choose.

About Low Cal
The Sydney Morning Herald reported (4 Sept 2007) that less mature grapes (grapes picked early in the season) contain less sugar which correlates to less alcohol content. They also reported the cooler the temperature of the area where they grow wines, the lower the alcohol content (e.g. wines from Tasmania are usually lower in alcohol / calories). So a standard wine is about between 11 to 15 percent alcohol, however if you look for one that is at the lower end of the alcohol range they also generally contain less calories.

However, due to a new fermentation process, low calorie but standard alcohol content drinks are being released onto the market place. For example the new Pure Blonde Beer, at 4.6% alcohol but marketed as a low-carbohydrate, full strength beer.

Low Alcohol Wines Versus No Alcohol Wines
Low alcohol wines have a realer taste than the alcohol free ‘fake’ wines. The non-alcohol products mainly contain fruit juice (approximately 40 per cent), water (or carbonated water), and a range of additives including sugar. Whereas the low alcohol wines are made out of real wine with the alcohol extracted using a range of methods (i.e. fermentation).

Low Cal Wine Brands
To name just a few - there is the Hunter Valley Semillons at 11% alcohol, there is also the Brown Brohers Moscato (very sweet) with only 5.5 percent alcohol and Early Harvest with 9.5%. There is also a brand called 'Brightlite' which was only launched last year which has a range of red, white and rose wines with only 6.5 percent alcohol. In regards to bubbly there is the Yellowglen Jewell Yellow with an alcohol content of 11.5% and only 65 calories per glass (compared with 99 for normal wine). Trentham Estate's' "Two Thirds" Semillon Sauvingon Blanc also has 40 per cent less calories and one third less alcohol.

So next time you’re after a bottle of wine – give a low alcohol, and therefore lower calorie wine a try. And let us know all about it

Susan Fiori is a writer, performer and business professional living in Australia with her husband and three children. Her work experience portfolio ranges from performing arts, training and human resource management to technical infrastructure management, process reengineering and information technology development and has undergraduate and masters degree qualifications in Engineering, Business, Project and Human Resource Management.degree qualifications in Engineering and Business.

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