Calories in Rosé Wine: 138 kcal [28 Minutes of Walking]
A standard 175 ml glass of rosé is 138 calories. A large 250 ml pour is 198, and the bottle holds 593. Per 100 ml, medium rosé runs 79 kcal — a shade above white wine and a shade above red, which surprises most people who order it as the lighter option.
You'd need to walk about 28 minutes to burn the 138 calories in a 175 ml glass.
How long does it take to burn off rosé wine?
A 175 ml glass is 138 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
lb ml
| Activity | Time to burn 138 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 28 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 17 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 20 min |
| Jogging | 16 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 31 min |
Times are for a 154 lb (11 st) adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (175 ml); change it to what you actually drank. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Rosé quick facts
- Glass sizes and the bottle
- Rosé against red and white
- The alcohol does the damage, not the sugar
- How rosé compares with a pint
- Popular rosé brands
- FAQ
Rosé quick facts
The reference is medium rosé, the style most UK supermarket bottles fall into.
| Nutrient | Per 100 ml | 175 ml glass | RI%* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 79 kcal / 331 kJ | 138 kcal / 577 kJ | 7% |
| Protein | 0.1 g | 0.2 g | 0% |
| Carbohydrates | 2.5 g | 4.4 g | 2% |
| – of which sugars | 2.5 g | 4.4 g | 5% |
| Fat | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Fibre | 0 g | 0 g | – |
| Salt | 0.01 g | 0.02 g | 0% |
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from CoFID, the UK government’s Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
*RI% = one glass's share of an adult's daily reference intake, based on 2,000 kcal.
Glass sizes and the bottle
- Small glass (125 ml): 99 kcal
- Standard glass (175 ml): 138 kcal
- Large glass (250 ml): 198 kcal
- Bottle (750 ml): 593 kcal
- Rosé spritzer (125 ml wine + soda): 99 kcal
Pub measures are the trap here. A "glass of wine" in a restaurant is usually the 250 ml large — two of those is 396 calories, and the bottle is only 197 more. Three large glasses and you have effectively drunk the bottle.
At home the measure drifts the other way. A wine glass filled to where it looks like a normal pour is closer to 250 ml than 175, which is why a bottle that should give four glasses tends to give three. Two things fix the log without any willpower involved: measure 175 ml into your own glass once, so you know where the line sits, and log the drink as it is poured rather than reconstructing the evening afterwards.
The weekly total is where the number becomes real. A standard glass on four evenings is 552 calories across the week — just short of the 593 in a whole bottle, spread thin enough that nobody counts it. Make two of those four a 125 ml spritzer and the same four evenings come to 474, with the same drink in hand each time.
Rosé against red and white
| Wine, per 100 ml | Calories | Sugars |
|---|---|---|
| Rosé, medium | 79 kcal | 2.5 g |
| Red | 76 kcal | 0.2 g |
| White, medium dry | 75 kcal | 3.0 g |
| Pinot Grigio | 75 kcal | 0.6 g |
Four calories separate rosé from red across 100 ml. Across a 175 ml glass that is seven calories — a rounding error, not a decision.
The sugar column tells a different story. Rosé carries twelve times the sugar of red, because it is usually finished with a touch of residual sweetness that dry red does not have. Yet the calorie totals barely move. That contradiction has one explanation.
The alcohol does the damage, not the sugar
Alcohol carries 7 calories per gram — nearly as dense as fat, and almost twice sugar.
A 175 ml glass of 11.5% rosé holds about 16 g of alcohol. At 7 calories a gram, that is 112 of the glass's 138 calories. The 4.4 g of sugar contributes 18. Everything else is water.
So the question people ask — dry or sweet? — moves the number by a handful of calories. The question that actually moves it is the one on the front of the bottle: ABV. A 12.5% rosé costs about 12 calories more per glass than an 11% one, and a 9% Provence style costs 25 less.
The other lever is the pour, and it is bigger than both. Going from a 250 ml restaurant glass to a 175 ml one saves 60 calories every time, without changing a thing about the wine.
For context on the drinking itself rather than the calories, the NHS advises staying under 14 units a week — a bottle of rosé is around 10 units on its own.
How rosé compares with a pint
| Drink | Serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Rosé, 175 ml glass | 175 ml | 138 kcal |
| Wine, 175 ml glass | 175 ml | 133 kcal |
| Beer, pint of bitter | 568 ml | 170 kcal |
| Cider, pint of dry | 568 ml | 205 kcal |
Per glass, wine looks cheaper than a pint. Per millilitre it is more than twice as expensive — rosé is 79 kcal per 100 ml against beer's 30. The pint only wins on totals because you drink it slowly and it is mostly water.
Our take: if the evening is long, the pint is the cheaper habit. If it is one drink with dinner, a 175 ml glass of rosé costs about the same as a packet of crisps and lasts longer.
Popular rosé brands in the BodyPal food database
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United Kingdom, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each label. White Zinfandel dominates the UK rosé aisle, and it runs a shade lighter than the CoFID average on this page.
| Product | Calories (per 100 ml) |
|---|---|
| Blossom Hill White Zinfandel | 71 kcal |
| Gallo White Zinfandel | 60 kcal |
| Beringer White Zinfandel | 79 kcal |
| Echo Falls Strawberry & Lime Rosé | 56 kcal |
| Cimarosa Zinfandel Rosé (Lidl) | 62 kcal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels.
Rosé wine FAQs
How many calories in a glass of rosé?
138 kcal for a standard 175 ml glass, based on UK government data for medium rosé at 79 kcal per 100 ml. A small 125 ml glass is 99 kcal and a large 250 ml pour is 198 kcal.
How many calories in a bottle of rosé?
593 kcal for a 750 ml bottle. That is four standard glasses or three large ones — worth knowing, since three large restaurant pours already come to 594.
Is rosé more fattening than white wine?
Barely. Rosé is 79 kcal per 100 ml against 75 for medium dry white — seven calories across a glass. Rosé does carry more sugar than red, but sugar is a small part of the total; alcohol supplies over 80% of the calories in any wine.
How much sugar is in rosé wine?
2.5 g per 100 ml for medium rosé, so 4.4 g in a 175 ml glass — about a teaspoon. Dry Provence styles run lower and sweeter blush wines higher, so the bottle's own label beats any average if it prints one.
Does dry rosé have fewer calories?
A little, but less than most people expect. Dropping the sugar from 2.5 g to near zero saves about 9 calories a glass. Dropping the ABV from 12.5% to 11% saves more than that on its own.
How many calories in a large glass of rosé?
198 kcal for the 250 ml measure most pubs and restaurants pour by default. It is 60 calories more than the 175 ml glass for the same wine, which makes asking for the standard size the easiest saving on the menu.
Is a rosé spritzer lower in calories?
Yes, because the soda water is zero. A spritzer built from 125 ml of wine is 99 kcal however tall the glass, against 138 for a straight 175 ml pour. The saving comes from the smaller measure, not the bubbles.
Which wine has the fewest calories?
Whichever has the lowest ABV. Pinot Grigio and dry white sit around 75 kcal per 100 ml, red at 76 and rosé at 79 — all close enough that the strength on the label, and the size of the pour, decide the outcome.
Similar foods
- Wine — 133 kcal a 175 ml glass
- Pinot Grigio — 131 kcal a 175 ml glass
- Gin and tonic — 100 kcal a single G&T
- Corona — 139 kcal a bottle
- Cider — 205 kcal a pint of dry
- Margarita — ~183 kcal a glass
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