Keto Friendly Wines

Keto Wines

Keto friendly wines are dry and typically include champagne, pinot noir, pinot grigio, cabernet sauvignon, sauvignon blanc and chardonnay. Wine that is not keto friendly are the sweet wines such as riesling, white zinfandel, moscato and dessert wines.

Keto wines cannot have added sugar and must be fully fermented, which means there is no residual sugar. Prior to grapes fermenting into wine, they are filled with sugar. Yeast is added to turn the sugar into alcohol. However, sometimes wineries will stop the yeast from eating all of the sugar. This left over sugar is called "residual sugar." Sugar in wine increases the carb count, both of which are to be avoided on the keto diet. The good news is that there are great tasting keto friendly wines with no sugar and very low carbs.

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Wine Tech Sheet

There are no nutritional labeling requirements for wine so many wineries will issue wine tech sheets. Look for the RS, which stands for residual sugar. This measures the sweetness in the wine. A wine is usually classified as dry if it contains less than 10g/L of residual sugar.

Spend More on a Bottle of Wine

Typically, the cheaper the wine the more residual sugar. Spending more on a better wine will result in less residual sugar. Winemakers tend to keep less residual sugar when the grapes are of a higher quality. These wines do not need the added sweetness to improve the taste.

Know the Sugar Calories

Understand the amounts of sugar calories in each glass of wine. Residual sugar is very difficult to taste in wine as it is distorted by the acidity and tannins. Similarly, if you put sugar on a lemon wedge, the acidity will cancel out most of the sweetness from the sugar. Below is a guide of residual sugar ranges:

Bone-Dry Wine <1 sugar calories per glass
Dry Wine 0-6 sugar calories per glass
Semi-Dry Wine 6–21 sugar calories per glass
Sweet Wine 21–72 sugar calories per glass
Very Sweet Wine 72–130 sugar calories per glass.

Keto friendly wines are bone-dry to dry wines.

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FITVINE WINES

When you click on their website it states "we love our workouts but we also love our wine." The wines have low sugar and sulfites and no added flavor or additives. They focus on creating healthy wines for their active lifestyle. Popular Fitvine wines have the following STATS for each 5 oz glass of wine:

Cabernet Sauvignon 0.06g of sugar, 117 calories, 3.9g of carbohydrates, 14.1% alcohol

Pinot Noir 0.03g of sugar, 118 calories, 3.7g of carbohydrates, 13.9% alcohol

Rosé 0.09g of sugar, 112 calories, 2.8g of carbohydrates, 12.4% alcohol

Chardonnay 0.04g of sugar, 115 calories, 2.5g of carbohydrates, 13.4% alcohol

Pinot Grigio 0.09g of sugar, 109 calories, 2.5g of carbohydrates, 13.9% alcohol

Sauvignon Blanc 0.09g of sugar, 114 calories, 2.7g of carbohydrates, 13.4% alcohol

Syrah 0.06g of sugar, 117 calories, 3.9g of carbohydrates, 13.9% alcohol
Prosecco 0.07 of sugar, 92 calories, 3g of carbohydrates, 11% alcohol

Fitvine Wine is a Keto Friendly Wine

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ECCO DOMANI

Ecco Domani is an Italian Pinot Grigio Wine from northeast Italy. Ecco Domani translates to “Here’s tomorrow” in Italian. It is an authentic Italian wine with bright fruit flavors. More impressive is the price point at $9 to $10.

Varietal Content: 87% Pinot Grigio, 13% Chardonnay
Varietal Origin: delle Venezie IGT
Titratability Acidicity: 0.58g/100ml
pH: 3.38
Alcohol Level: 12.5%
Residual Sugar: .70g/100ml

Winemaking Notes Directly from the Website: The grapes for this wine were gently crushed and pressed, and the juice was allowed to cold settle prior to fermentation in upright stainless steel tanks for three weeks at an average temperature of 64°F. The wine was aged sur lie for two months and then on light lees until bottling to preserve a clean and full mouthfeel.

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