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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.