How many calories are in a glass of sauvignon blanc?
A standard 5 fl oz pour of sauvignon blanc weighs 147 grams and carries 119 calories. Per 100 grams the wine runs 81 calories, with 2.05 grams of carbohydrate, 0.07 grams of protein and no fat at all. Almost nothing in that glass comes from the macros you can see on a label.
You'd need to walk about 24 minutes to burn the 119 calories in a 5 fl oz glass (147 g).
How long does it take to burn off 119 kcal of sauvignon blanc?
A 5 fl oz glass (147 g) is 119 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
lb
| Activity | Time to burn 119 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 24 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 15 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 17 min |
| Jogging | 14 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 26 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (147 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Sauvignon blanc quick facts
- US pours, from one ounce to the whole bottle
- Sauvignon blanc against other white varietals
- Where the calories actually come from
- How does sauvignon blanc compare?
- Sauvignon blanc FAQs
Sauvignon blanc quick facts
USDA keeps a separate line for this grape rather than lumping it into "white wine," and that is the one used here: SR Legacy 173201, "Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white, Sauvignon Blanc". It is the right record because the person searching is holding a poured glass, not measuring wine into a pan sauce. The serving column below is USDA's own standard pour of 5 fluid ounces, which is also what the Dietary Guidelines treat as one drink of wine.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 5 fl oz glass (147 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 81 | 119 | — |
| Total fat | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 2.05 g | 3.0 g | 1% |
| Protein | 0.07 g | 0.1 g | 0% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
Four rows is the whole record, and that is not an oversight on our part. The SR Legacy edition does not publish sugars, added sugars, saturated fat, fiber, sodium, cholesterol or potassium for table wines, so those lines are left off rather than filled with a guess. Percent Daily Values follow the FDA reference amounts for a 2,000-calorie day.
That leaves an odd-looking nutrition panel: a drink with 119 calories in it and a 1% carbohydrate line as the only entry above zero. Hold that thought, because it is the most useful thing on this page.
US pours, from one ounce to the whole bottle
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 fl oz | 29.3 g | 24 kcal |
| 1 oz by weight | 28.3 g | 23 kcal |
| 1 glass, 5 fl oz, USDA standard pour | 147 g | 119 kcal |
| 1 restaurant pour, 6 fl oz | 175.8 g | 142 kcal |
| 1 bottle, 750 ml | 743 g | 602 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 81 kcal |
Only the 5 fl oz glass is a USDA household measure. The 6 fl oz pour, the full bottle, the single fluid ounce and the ounce by weight are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100-gram figure, not USDA servings.
The pour size is where the counting goes wrong at home. Nobody stops at 5 fluid ounces when they fill their own glass, and the usual generous pour of 6 fluid ounces is 142 calories, 23 more than the standard, from a glass that looks identical on the table. Two of those in an evening is 284 calories, against 238 for two by the book.
Notice also that a fluid ounce and an ounce are not the same thing here: a fluid ounce of wine weighs 29.3 grams and runs 24 calories, while an ounce on a kitchen scale is 28.3 grams and 23. It is a one-calorie gap at that size, but it compounds if you log a bottle by weight.
And the bottle itself: 750 ml comes to 743 grams and 602 calories. That is five standard glasses at 595 calories with about 8 grams left in the bottle, or a bit more than four 6-ounce restaurant pours. Split between two people over dinner, it is roughly 300 calories each before anyone touches the food.
Sauvignon blanc against other white varietals
USDA carries a handful of white varietals as separate records, which makes a rare apples-to-apples comparison possible. Every row below uses the same 5 fl oz glass.
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical glass | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauvignon blanc | 81 kcal | 5 fl oz (147 g) | 119 kcal |
| Pinot blanc | 81 kcal | 5 fl oz (147 g) | 119 kcal |
| Riesling | 80 kcal | 5 fl oz (147 g) | 118 kcal |
| Gewurztraminer | 81 kcal | 5 fl oz (147 g) | 119 kcal |
| Semillon | 82 kcal | 5 fl oz (147 g) | 121 kcal |
| Muscat | 82 kcal | 5 fl oz (147 g) | 121 kcal |
| Pinot noir, a red for contrast | 82 kcal | 5 fl oz (147 g) | 121 kcal |
The spread across all seven records is three calories a glass, from 118 to 121. Riesling is the single lightest one on the list, and it is the sweetest-tasting of the dry-ish whites, with 3.74 grams of carbohydrate per 100 grams against 2.05 for sauvignon blanc. Muscat, the sweetest record here at 5.23 grams of carbohydrate, is 121 calories a glass — two more than sauvignon blanc, not twenty.
Switching to red does not move it either. Pinot noir sits at 121 calories per glass, the same as semillon and muscat. Anyone choosing a wine for its calorie count is picking between numbers that a slightly heavy pour erases instantly.
One more practical note: bottled wine does not appear in USDA's Branded Foods database at all, because alcoholic drinks are labeled under TTB rules rather than FDA ones. That is why there is no brand-by-brand table on this page — the generic varietal record is the best number available, whatever is on the label in your hand.
Where the calories actually come from
Read the quick facts table again and the puzzle stands out. Per 100 grams there are 0 grams of fat, 0.07 grams of protein and 2.05 grams of carbohydrate. Those three lines cannot add up to 81 calories, and they are not supposed to: the alcohol carries the rest, and it does not appear as a macro on any nutrition panel.
This is why wine behaves differently from a soda of similar calorie count in a food log. The carbohydrate column stays near zero no matter how much you drink — 3.0 grams a glass, 1% of the Daily Value, 15 grams across a whole bottle — while the calorie column climbs at 119 a glass. If you track carbs only, a bottle of sauvignon blanc is invisible. If you track calories, it is the size of a light meal.
It also means the usual dodge does not work. Choosing a "dry" wine cuts the carbohydrate line by a gram or two, not the calorie line, because higher-alcohol wines tend to be the drier ones. The CDC's alcohol facts define a standard drink of wine as the same 5 fluid ounces USDA uses, which makes the 119-calorie glass a convenient unit to think in: two glasses, 238 calories, and the drinks limits in the Dietary Guidelines both land in the same place.
How does sauvignon blanc compare?
| Wine | Per 100 g | US serving | Carbs per 100 g | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauvignon blanc | 81 kcal | 5 fl oz glass (147 g) | 2.05 g | 119 kcal |
| Pinot blanc | 81 kcal | 5 fl oz glass (147 g) | 1.94 g | 119 kcal |
| Riesling | 80 kcal | 5 fl oz glass (147 g) | 3.74 g | 118 kcal |
| White table wine, generic | 82 kcal | 5 fl oz glass (147 g) | 2.6 g | 121 kcal |
Our take: stop shopping for a lighter grape. Across these four records the gap is three calories a glass, and pinot blanc — the driest of them at 1.94 grams of carbohydrate — is identical to sauvignon blanc at 119. The only lever that matters is how much goes in the glass, where the difference between a measured pour and a friendly one is 23 calories every time. Pour 5 fluid ounces of whatever you actually enjoy, and log the glass rather than the grape.
Sauvignon blanc FAQs
How many calories are in a glass of sauvignon blanc?
A standard 5 fl oz pour weighs 147 grams and carries 119 calories, based on USDA's 81 calories per 100 grams. That is the pour the Dietary Guidelines count as one drink. Restaurants usually go bigger, and a 6 fl oz glass lands at 142 calories instead.
How many calories are in a bottle of sauvignon blanc?
A 750 ml bottle weighs about 743 grams and works out to 602 calories, our own arithmetic from the USDA 100-gram figure rather than a USDA serving. That is five standard 5 fl oz glasses at 595 calories, with roughly 8 grams left in the bottle.
How many carbs are in sauvignon blanc?
Three grams in a 5 fl oz glass, which is 1% of the Daily Value, from 2.05 grams per 100 grams in the USDA record. Fat is zero and protein is 0.07 grams per 100 grams, so the carb line is the only macro worth reading.
How many calories in 6 oz of sauvignon blanc?
A 6 fl oz pour is 175.8 grams and 142 calories, 23 more than the 5 fl oz standard. That is our arithmetic from the USDA 100-gram figure, not a USDA serving. Two of those in an evening is 284 calories, against 238 for two standard glasses.
Does sauvignon blanc have sugar?
USDA's SR Legacy record 173201 does not publish a sugars value for table wine, so no number here would be honest. What it does give is total carbohydrate: 2.05 grams per 100 grams, or 3.0 grams in a 5 fl oz glass. Residual sugar cannot exceed that.
Is sauvignon blanc keto friendly?
Three grams of carbohydrate per 5 fl oz glass, 1% of the Daily Value, is low enough to fit most low-carb counts. The 119 calories are the part people miss, since almost none of them come from carbs, fat or protein. The alcohol carries them instead.
Sauvignon blanc vs pinot grigio: which has fewer calories?
USDA's varietal set has no pinot grigio record, so the closest stand-in is the generic white table wine line: 82 calories per 100 grams, 121 per 5 fl oz glass. Sauvignon blanc at 81 and 119 is two calories lighter per glass, which is noise rather than a difference.
Does dry sauvignon blanc have fewer calories than sweet white wine?
Barely — Muscat, the sweetest white in the USDA set at 5.23 grams of carbohydrate per 100 grams, is 82 calories per 100 grams and 121 per glass, against 81 and 119 for sauvignon blanc. Sweetness moves the carb line, not the calorie line.
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Count it without the math
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