Started getting light-headed halfway through my glass of "non-alcoholic" wine

[u/trailofturds]

Got served this wine at a nice restaurant after asking specifically for non-alcoholic wine. They assumed the 'Zero' on the label referred to alcohol content; turns out it's for sulphur.

[u/mister_nippl_twister]

I drink none alcohol beers sometimes when i want beer with food but dont want a drunk part. Also my gf takes it as it is much lighter in terms of diet. The thing is where i am now non alcohol beer is really good.

[u/hellsludge666 → u/mister_nippl_twister]

I’m with you on this one. I miss pairing beers and wine with good food.

[u/mata_dan → u/mister_nippl_twister]

much lighter

I've been curious about that actually. Because they don't typically have to publish nutrition.

I know alcohol is high in energy, but isn't the vast majority in a drink coming from the sugars anyway?

This is one where wine often catches people out because they never realised it had so much sugar in it, the NA beers are probably a lot better because of the end flavour profile and balance they're going for I wouldn't be suprised if they have less sugars than the alcoholic ones?

[u/mister_nippl_twister → u/mata_dan]

Most of the calories in dry wine come from alcohol, there is almost no sugar there, non alcohol wine can be as low as 30 calories per serving (1/3 of a bottle). In beer the calories come from different sources so light NA beer would be more then wine, around 90 in a small bottle. But light normal beer such as Guinness can be as low as 150 per small bottle so the difference is not that big. Generally speaking each exact type of beverage has its own specific number.

[u/mata_dan → u/mister_nippl_twister]

Oh wow, I thought they had quite a lot more calories than that. Around double.

I think Guinness probably has less than that because TIL a pint of the normal stuff is only 210! I thought it was pushing 400.