How to Find and Buy Low-Carb Wine (Plus 5 to Try)

Diet or no diet, sometimes you just need a glass of vino—and low-carb wine options make it a bit healthier to imbibe.

Doctors say moderate alcohol consumption (for women, that's one drink per day) can increase your HDL (good) cholesterol, and studies have shown that people who consume several drinks a week actually live longer. (Here's the DL on wine's health benefits.) However, most drinks are also full of empty calories, especially when combined with the excess food intake—hello, bar nachos!—that you might inhale and blame on, ahem, your lowered inhibition. (See: Can You Drink Alcohol and Still Lose Weight?)

Here's the good news: If you know what to look for, you can keep your carbs at bay and still enjoy that blissed-out feeling a glass of wine can bring after a looong day. In fact, wine actually falls on the low end of the alcohol spectrum when it comes to carbs, with around 5 grams of carbs per glass (except for super-sweet wines like port and late-harvest varietals, which can contain up to 20 grams or more).