Strongest Wine Drinks

274 wine drinks tracked, averaging 4.8g carbs and 123 calories per serving. Wine's carbs track sweetness (a bone-dry wine can be nearly carb-free while a dessert wine is not), but calories track alcohol too - a higher-ABV dry wine can out-calorie a lower-ABV sweet one even with fewer carbs. Sorted by ABV (highest first), then score.

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Highest ABV Snapshot For Wine

Built from the current ranking shortlist

Sorted by ABV (highest first), then score. Use the cards below to understand the baseline before you compare individual bottles, cans, or pours.

Tracked choices 274

Wine drinks included in this ranking family

Featured list size 36

The top shortlist shown on this page

Average carbs 4.0g

Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 5 oz serving

Average calories 131

Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 5 oz serving

Average score 83.8

Sorted by ABV (highest first), then score.

How To Use This Ranking

Use ABV as the first filter

This page is sorted to surface the strongest wine choices first. Start with the top ten, then compare score and calories.

Check serving size before you order

The current shortlist reaches a ceiling of 18.0% ABV, so confirm the pour size before treating a high-proof pick like a standard serving.

Cross-reference carbs separately

Strength and carbs move independently, so a high-ABV pick is not automatically low-carb. This shortlist still averages 4.0g carbs per 5 oz serving.

Strongest Wine Drinks List

Use this ranking as a fast shortlist, then verify serving size and carbs before ordering.

  1. 1

    Aguila Tawny Porto

    Wine · 13.6g carbs · 216 calories · 18.0% ABV · 5oz serving

    55
  2. 2

    Apothic Inferno Red Blend

    Wine · 4.0g carbs · 148 calories · 15.9% ABV · 5oz serving

    84
  3. 3

    Turley Wine Cellars Zinfandel

    Wine · 3.0g carbs · 135 calories · 15.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  4. 4

    The Prisoner Red Blend

    Wine · 4.0g carbs · 130 calories · 15.2% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    85
  5. 5

    Hundred Acre Cabernet Sauvignon

    Wine · 3.8g carbs · 125 calories · 15.0% ABV · 5oz serving

    85
  6. 6

    Torbreck RunRig

    Wine · 4.0g carbs · 130 calories · 15.0% ABV · 5oz serving

    85
  7. 7

    Rutherford Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon

    Wine · 10.0g carbs · 300 calories · 14.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    78
  8. 8

    Belle Glos Clark & Telephone Pinot Noir

    Wine · 4.0g carbs · 130 calories · 14.8% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    85
  9. 9

    LaMarca Prosecco

    Wine · 4.0g carbs · 125 calories · 14.8% ABV · 4.8oz serving

    84
  10. 10

    Caymus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

    Wine · 3.0g carbs · 130 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  11. 11

    Stag's Leap Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon

    Wine · 3.0g carbs · 130 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  12. 12

    Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

    Wine · 3.0g carbs · 130 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  13. 13

    Rombauer Carneros Chardonnay

    Wine · 3.0g carbs · 125 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  14. 14

    Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot

    Wine · 3.0g carbs · 125 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  15. 15

    Seghesio Sonoma Zinfandel

    Wine · 3.0g carbs · 130 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  16. 16

    Peter Michael La Carriere Chardonnay

    Wine · 3.2g carbs · 120 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    87
  17. 17

    Kongsgaard Chardonnay

    Wine · 3.2g carbs · 120 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    87
  18. 18

    Kosta Browne Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

    Wine · 3.5g carbs · 123 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    86
  19. 19

    Dumol Pinot Noir

    Wine · 3.5g carbs · 123 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    86
  20. 20

    Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon

    Wine · 3.8g carbs · 125 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    85
  21. 21

    Opus One Napa Valley

    Wine · 3.8g carbs · 125 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    85
  22. 22

    Harlan Estate Napa Valley

    Wine · 3.8g carbs · 125 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    85
  23. 23

    Bond Estates Pluribus

    Wine · 3.8g carbs · 125 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    85
  24. 24

    Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon

    Wine · 3.8g carbs · 125 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    85
  25. 25

    Colgin Cariad Napa Valley

    Wine · 3.8g carbs · 125 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    85
  26. 26

    Petrus Pomerol

    Wine · 3.8g carbs · 125 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    85
  27. 27

    Le Pin Pomerol

    Wine · 3.8g carbs · 125 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    85
  28. 28

    Ravenswood Old Vine Zinfandel

    Wine · 4.0g carbs · 130 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    84
  29. 29

    Penfolds Grange

    Wine · 4.0g carbs · 130 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    84
  30. 30

    Henschke Hill of Grace

    Wine · 4.0g carbs · 130 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    84
  31. 31

    Gnarly Head Old Vine Red

    Wine · 5.0g carbs · 130 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    81
  32. 32

    Bogle Phantom Red Blend

    Wine · 4.0g carbs · 150 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    75
  33. 33

    Apothic Crush Red Blend

    Wine · 7.0g carbs · 145 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    74
  34. 34

    Chardonnay (Sterling Vineyards)

    Wine · 5.0g carbs · 156 calories · 14.4% ABV · 5oz serving

    70
  35. 35

    Sea Smoke Pinot Noir Ten

    Wine · 3.5g carbs · 123 calories · 14.2% ABV · 5oz serving

    86
  36. 36

    Williams Selyem Pinot Noir

    Wine · 3.5g carbs · 123 calories · 14.2% ABV · 5oz serving

    86

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Wine Ranking FAQ

What is the strongest wine option?

This ranking sorts by ABV first, then score. The current shortlist tops out at 18.0% ABV, so use it to find the highest-proof wine drinks before checking carbs and calories separately.

Why compare wine by more than highest abv?

Because a drink can look strong in one metric and weak in another. Use this page for the primary goal, then open the sibling rankings to compare the same category by other constraints.

Where should I go after this wine ranking?

Open the main wine guide for category benchmarks and ordering strategy, then use related blog posts for deeper brand and cocktail coverage.

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