Is 200ml of red wine less than, equal to, or more than one standard drink?

Q: Is 200 mls of red wine less than equal to or more than one standard drink?

Drink sizes can vary Its important to reaslise that a standard drink and a standard size glass are NOT the same thing. For example, its fashionable to serve red wine in a large 200ml balloon glass. This quantity of wine contains 20 grams of alcohol (i.e. 2 standard drinks).

Q: How many drinks is 200ml alcohol?

Likewise, a half-pint of alcohol bottle size isnt exactly half of an actual pint. But it is double a quarter pint of alcohol bottle size. A half-pint in mL is 200 mL or 6.8 ounces. A half-pint of alcohol bottle size contains about four 1.5-ounce shots.

Q: How much wine is equivalent to a standard drink?

In the United States, one standard drink (or one alcoholic drink equivalent) contains roughly 14 grams of pure alcohol, which is found in: 12 ounces of regular beer, which is usually about 5% alcohol. 5 ounces of wine, which is typically about 12% alcohol. 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits, which is about 40% alcohol.

Measuring drinks

When we drink an alcoholic beverage, there are so many variables that it is difficult to keep track of how much alcohol we are consuming. Glasses, cans and bottles come in different sizes. Different drinks contain different percentages of alcohol. The simplest way to measure your intake of alcohol is in Standard Drinks.

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Measuring drinks
What is a Standard Drink?
Recommended weekly guidelines
Number of standard drinks by alcohol type
National alcohol guidelines
Healthy adults
Children under 18 years
Pregnant and breastfeeding women
Is 200 mls of red wine less than equal to or more than one standard drink?
How many drinks is 200ml alcohol?
How much wine is equivalent to a standard drink?
How much alcohol is in 100ml of red wine?

What is a Standard Drink?

In Ireland a Standard Drink has about 10 grams of pure alcohol in it. In the UK a Standard Drink, also called a unit of alcohol, has about 8 grams of pure alcohol.

Here are some examples of a Standard Drink:

A pub measure of spirits (35.5ml)
A small glass of wine (12.5% volume)
A half pint of normal beer
An alcopop (275ml bottle)

A bottle of wine at 12.5% alcohol contains about seven Standard Drinks.

A Standard Drink is a drink that contains 10g of pure alcohol.
(10g is the weight of about 12.7 ml of pure alcohol)

In Ireland at present, bottles and cans do not indicate the number of Standard Drinks they contain. So, if you want to know how much you are drinking, you need to know how many standard drinks are in a typical bottle or glass.

A rough guide to Standard Drinks is as follows:

The drink	The strength	The amount	Number of Standard Drinks
Beer Lager Stout	Normal strength (about 4.5%)	Half pint	1
Pint 500 ml can	2
Strong (7%)	Half pint	1½
Pint 500 ml can	3
Cider	6%	Pint 500 ml	2½
Wine	12.5%	Quarter bottle (185.7ml)	2
750ml bottle	7½
14%	Quarter bottle (185.7ml)	2
750ml bottle	8½
Spirits (Vodka, Whiskey, Gin, etc.)	40%	750ml bottle	24
40%	Single measure in a pub (35ml)	1

Recommended weekly guidelines

Low risk weekly guidelines for adults are:

Less than 11 standard drinks (approx. 110g of alcohol) in a week for women, and
Less than 17 standard drinks (approx. 170g of alcohol) in a week for men

Australia's national alcohol guidelines use the 'standard drink' as a measure of alcohol consumed. One standard drink is defined as containing 10 grams of alcohol.

The number of standard drinks in a serving of alcohol varies between type, size, brand, packaged or poured drinks. If you are unsure, read the label. Alcohol packaging must state the number of standard drinks that the product contains.

If you are buying beer, ale, or stout in a glass or jug, these should be marked to indicate how many millilitres they contain. Spirits should be dispensed in fixed quantities of either 15ml or 30ml.

Be careful of the size of the glass that your alcohol has been served in – don’t assume that your glass holds 1 standard drink. If possible pour your own drinks or look for the line on the glass for a standard pour when you're out.

While these standard measurements should help, you also need to remember alcohol tolerance varies depending on your size, fitness, mood, drinking experience, food intake, and gender.

Number of standard drinks by alcohol type

Alcohol type	Serving size	Standard drinks
Beer—full strength (4.8%)	285ml pot	1.1
375ml can / stubbie	1.4
Beer—mid strength (3.5%)	285ml pot	0.8
375ml can / stubbie	1
Beer—low strength or 'light' (2.7%)	285ml pot	0.6
375ml can / stubbie	0.8
Red wine (13%)	100ml glass	1
Average restaurant serving (150ml)	1.5
White wine (11.5%)	100ml glass	0.9
Average restaurant serving (150ml)	1.4
Spirits (40%)	1 nip (30ml)	1
Pre-mixed drinks (5-7%)	275ml bottle	1.1–1.5
375ml can	1.5–2.1

Adapted from the National Standard Drinks Guide.

National alcohol guidelines

Australia's alcohol guidelines help people make informed decisions about low risk alcohol consumption.

Healthy adults

Drinking no more than 2 standard drinks on any day reduces the lifetime risk of harm from alcohol-related disease or injury.

Drinking no more than 4 standard drinks on a single occasion reduces the risk of alcohol-related injury arising from that occasion.

Children under 18 years

Not drinking alcohol is the safest option. Children under 15 years of age are at the greatest risk of harm from drinking and for this age group, not drinking alcohol is especially important.

Young people aged 15−17 years should aim to delay the start of drinking for as long as possible.

In Australia, you must be 18 years or older to purchase alcohol or drink alcohol in a licensed premises.

Pregnant and breastfeeding women

Not drinking alcohol is the safest option for women who are planning a pregnancy, pregnant, or breastfeeding.

Read more about alcohol during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.

Last updated:4 September 2015

Is 200 mls of red wine less than equal to or more than one standard drink?

Drink sizes can vary It's important to reaslise that a standard drink and a standard size glass are NOT the same thing. For example, it's fashionable to serve red wine in a large 200ml balloon glass. This quantity of wine contains 20 grams of alcohol (i.e. 2 standard drinks).

How many drinks is 200ml alcohol?

Likewise, a half-pint of alcohol bottle size isn't exactly half of an actual pint. But it is double a quarter pint of alcohol bottle size. A half-pint in mL is 200 mL or 6.8 ounces. A half-pint of alcohol bottle size contains about four 1.5-ounce shots.

How much wine is equivalent to a standard drink?

In the United States, one "standard" drink (or one alcoholic drink equivalent) contains roughly 14 grams of pure alcohol, which is found in: 12 ounces of regular beer, which is usually about 5% alcohol. 5 ounces of wine, which is typically about 12% alcohol. 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits, which is about 40% alcohol.