How many servings of alcohol are in a bottle of wine?!
So I'm just getting into this whole wine thing, and I want to make sure that I don't drink too much to drive!. So if someone with a bit more experience/math skill can help me: How many servings of alcohol (according to the 1 beer=1 shot=1 glass of wine=1 serving of alcohol) are in a bottle of wine!? also, how much is an 8 oz glass of wine!? Is that a typical glass filled to the brim or what!? Thanks in advance!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Wine served in the US is typically 11-14%, let's say on average 12% (note that 12% could actually mean +/-1!.5% around that range easily)!. The typical wine bottle is 25!.4 ounces (750ml)!.
So keep in mind
40% for hard alcohol:12%wine:5% beer
Now as for volumes, a legal US shot glass is 1!.5 ounces, a can of beer is 12 ounces, and a wine glass is 5 ounces!. These have exactly the same alcohol content!.
That gives about 5 five ounce glasses of wine per bottle (but only 3!.175 eight ounce glasses of wine per bottle)!. So a bottle is the equivalent of about five cans of beer or give shots!.
(http://www!.nclnet!.org/publications/alcoh!.!.!.
But your 8 ounce glass of wine is the equivalent of 1+(2/3) cans of beer or shots!.
Keep in mind that many restaurants will serve you more wine than 5ounces - as you mention 8 ounce servings are not uncommon!. So if you order by the glass in a restaurant you have a right to ask for the legal serving, and if the glass is filled to the brim it most certainly is more than 5 ounces!. The smallest wine glasses are usually about 9 ounces capacity and are typically more like 12 ounces
(http://www!.sizes!.com/food/glasses_wine!.h!.!.!. So maybe you should judge whether the glass is half full or empty!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
So keep in mind
40% for hard alcohol:12%wine:5% beer
Now as for volumes, a legal US shot glass is 1!.5 ounces, a can of beer is 12 ounces, and a wine glass is 5 ounces!. These have exactly the same alcohol content!.
That gives about 5 five ounce glasses of wine per bottle (but only 3!.175 eight ounce glasses of wine per bottle)!. So a bottle is the equivalent of about five cans of beer or give shots!.
(http://www!.nclnet!.org/publications/alcoh!.!.!.
But your 8 ounce glass of wine is the equivalent of 1+(2/3) cans of beer or shots!.
Keep in mind that many restaurants will serve you more wine than 5ounces - as you mention 8 ounce servings are not uncommon!. So if you order by the glass in a restaurant you have a right to ask for the legal serving, and if the glass is filled to the brim it most certainly is more than 5 ounces!. The smallest wine glasses are usually about 9 ounces capacity and are typically more like 12 ounces
(http://www!.sizes!.com/food/glasses_wine!.h!.!.!. So maybe you should judge whether the glass is half full or empty!.Www@FoodAQ@Com