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Units of alcohol in wine (UK)

Alcohol by Volume

( abv)

Units per litre

(1000ml)

Units per Bottle

(750ml)

125ml glass

175ml glass

250ml glass

10

10

7.50

1.25

1.75

2.50

11

11

8.25

  1.38*

  1.93*

2.75

12

12

9.00

1.50

2.10

3.00

13

13

9.75

  1.63*

  2.28*

3.25

14

14

10.50

1.75

2.45

3.50

15

15

11.25

  1.88*

  2.63*

3.75

*NB These figures have been rounded up to 2 decimal places eg. 1.87(5) becomes 1.88

Quick pub check - for units per glass for the LARGE 250ml glass, divide the % alcohol by 4.

eg. 12% alcohol gives 12 ÷ 4 = 3 units per 250ml glass.

The UK Government advises that men should not regularly drink more than three to four units a day and women  not more than two to three units.

Table © Trevor Elliott, Association of Wine Educators.