Like all alcoholic drinks, alcohol levels in wine are denoted by an ‘ABV’ figure – ‘alcohol by volume’. This is a standard measure of how much alcohol (ethanol) there is within a given volume of the drink, in percentage terms. More specifically, it’s the number of millilitres of pure alcohol present in 100ml of beverage. More @Wikipedia
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