| Over the last ten years or so wine has become | | | | is slightly sparkling because of its youth but is an |
| more and more alcoholic. The fashion for strong | | | | excellent choice with fish dishes and salads. It is |
| wine, heavy on the alcohol came into fashion | | | | so light that you can hardly believe that you are |
| during the 1980s and seems to have stuck with | | | | drinking wine and is usually around 10% alcohol |
| us ever since. However as wines get stronger | | | | making it lower than most wines but not without |
| people are starting to worry more about the | | | | its charms |
| quantity of alcohol they are ingesting and are | | | | German winemakers have a long tradition of |
| starting to look for wines with a lower alcohol | | | | off-dry styles with a tradition of lower alcohol |
| content. After all there are now wines with 15% | | | | content, look out for wines from the Mosel region |
| alcohol, this is mainly the case with wines from | | | | with names such as Spatlese and Auslese. |
| the New World where the hot sun ripens the | | | | These wines tend to be on the sweet side but |
| grapes so intensely that the finished product | | | | have alcohol contents of around 10%. More |
| packs a pretty hefty punch. There are however | | | | recently there have been low alcohol wines |
| some wines that are traditionally low in alcohol and | | | | produced in Australia using the Riesling grape |
| others are now being filtered to make them | | | | which are also becoming more popular with people |
| more that way. | | | | around the world. |
| So which wines should you look out for if you are | | | | Another way to enjoy low alcohol wines is to |
| trying to cut down on your alcohol intake? | | | | drink rose. This is also mainly low alcohol in its |
| Good wines to look out for are ones that | | | | production and tends to come out about 10 or |
| haven’t been stored for a long time. | | | | 11% on average. Rose is a great summer drink |
| Generally the longer they are stored the higher | | | | and works well with barbecues and picnics – |
| the alcohol content. Also it is best to stay away | | | | you can also make its alcohol content lighter still |
| from New World wines. Most of these are | | | | by mixing it with sparkling water to make a really |
| produced in countries where there is a lot of sun | | | | cool drink on a hot day. |
| and therefore the grapes ripen extra well meaning | | | | So when it comes to drinking wine there is no |
| that they contain a high sugar content which turns | | | | reason to believe that you have to consume |
| into alcohol. | | | | immense amounts of alcohol in order to enjoy |
| White wines with a low alcohol content are wines | | | | your drink. Choose a wine with a lighter amount |
| such as Portuguese Vinho Verde. This light wine | | | | of alcohol and be surprised by the taste! |