Whenever I decide to go on a diet, I immediately miss chocolate and wine before I start.  With the popular low carb/low sugar diets, is there a way to include wine and not be cheating? Yes!  

The key is to pick dry wines that are the lowest in both carbs and sugar.  Some wineries produce low sugar wines with less than 1 gram of sugar.  Sounds like ordering a diet soda…when I really want the ice cream sundae.

There is hope. Fit Vine and Dry Farms Wines are virtually void of sugar in a 5 oz serving  (No you can’t drink the whole bottle).

Other good choices low in sugar and carbs are:

-Sauvignon Blanc –  3g carbs per serving

-Merlot                    – 3.7g carbs per serving

-Champagne         – 2g carbs per serving

-Pinot Noir             – 3.4g per serving

-Pinot Grigio          – 3g per serving

When shopping, avoid dessert wines because, well… they are “dessert” and with dessert comes sugar and carbs. Port and Ice Wine along with other wines labeled (Dolce, Demi-Sec, Semi-Sec) are in the dessert family, and along with it – are also higher in sugar and carbs.

Hope is on the label. When it comes to dry wines, look for descriptions such as (Brut, Dry or Extra Dry) to tip you off about a lower sugar and carb choices.

On our quest to a thinner and healthier lifestyle… fellow wine enthusiasts, we can keep wine on the menu!  Just be specific in your choice!

~Cheers

~Keep the conversation going and the wine flowing