What proof is most wine?!


Question: white about 12 to 14 %
rose about 9 to 13 %
reds about 14 to 16 %


Answers: white about 12 to 14 %
rose about 9 to 13 %
reds about 14 to 16 %

15%

it varies, but 11 percent or 22 proof sounds about the average

Most wines are between 12 and 17% alcohol

between 7% and 14% (14 and 28 proof) depending upon the type of wine and the fermentation process.

20%

Wine doesn't use proof they use ABV or Alcohol By Volume. Most wines are 9 to 15% ABV.

Wine is generally standardized by type and ABV by the State/Province/Region it is created in by a government agency or controlling body. Here a some generalized guidelines for ABV in various wine types in the United States. Some states may vary.

Table wine (including light wine, light grape wine, light red wine, light white wine, and natural wine) is wine containing not to exceed 14 percent alcohol by volume. The maximum Balling or Brix saccharometer test for any table wine shall not be more than 14 percent (at 20 degrees C. using a saccharometer calibrated at this temperature) when the test is made in the presence of the alcoholic content provided herein.

Dessert wine (including appetizer wine) is wine containing more than 14 percent alcohol by volume, and not to exceed 24 percent alcohol by volume. Angelica, madeira, malaga, marsala, muscatel, port, white port, sherry, and tokay are types of dessert wine containing added grape brandy or other spirits derived from grapes or grape products, possessing the taste, aroma and other characteristics generally attributed to these products, and having an alcoholic content of not less than 17 percent by volume in the case of sherry, and not less than 18 percent in the case of all other types named in this paragraph.

Aperitif wine is grape wine, containing added grape brandy or other spirits derived from grapes or grape products and having an alcoholic content of not less than 15 percent by volume flavored with herbs and other natural aromatic flavoring materials and possessing the taste, aroma and other characteristics generally attributed to wine of this class.

Sacramental wine. Wine used solely for sacramental purposes may possess such alcoholic content not exceeding 24 percent by volume as required by ecclesiastical codes.

Fruit wine is wine produced by the normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of sound, ripe fruit (other than grape), including pure condensed fruit must, with or without added fruit brandy or fruit spirits distilled from the same type of fruit or fruit products as the wine to which such fruit brandy or fruit spirits is added, and containing not to exceed 24 percent of alcohol by volume but without any other addition or abstraction whatsoever except such as may occur in normal cellar treatment: Provided, That the product may be ameliorated before, during, or after fermentation by the addition of water, pure dry sugar, a combination of water and pure dry sugar, liquid sugar, invert sugar syrup and concentrated and un-concentrated juice of the same fruit, but, only in accordance with federal regulations and the total solids of the wine shall in no case exceed 21 percent by weight.

“In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” - Ben Franklin

Wine doesn't usually carry a "proof" per se. But most wines run between 10-15% ABV.





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