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This is because theres increasing concern about the trend of rising alcoholic levels. Table wines used to hover around the 12% mark: now its rare to find them below 13%, and wines with 14 or 14.5% alcohol are commonly encountered. And its not all that unusual to see wines tipping the scales at 15%. This feature takes a broad-perspective look at this topic, asking why it is that these rising alcohol levels are a concern, and then looking at what can be done about them.
Wine Alcohol Content. Alcohol in wine is measured differently than alcohol in beer. In the table below you will see grams of alcohol and corresponding percent alcohol ranges. Keep in mind the following when reviewing the table: 100 grams (g) of wine is equivalent to 100 milliliters (mL) or 3.4 fluid ounces (fl oz.) of wine. 10.6 g of alcohol in 3.4 fl ounces is 13% alcohol by volume. Ranges and average values taken from hundreds of popular wines are provided in the table below: