High School

One drink of alcohol is considered to be:

A. 3 ounces of wine.
B. 4 ounces of wine.
C. 5 ounces of wine.
D. 6 ounces of wine.

Answer :

A standard drink of alcohol in the United States is defined as containing 0.6 fluid ounces or 14 grams of pure alcohol, which equates to 5 ounces of wine. The correct option is (C).

One drink of alcohol is often defined by the amount of pure alcohol it contains, regardless of the beverage type. In the United States, one standard drink of alcohol is generally considered to have about 0.6 fluid ounces or 14 grams of pure alcohol. To illustrate this with different types of alcoholic beverages, one standard drink is equivalent to:

12 fluid ounces of beer (about 5% alcohol content)8 to 9 fluid ounces of malt liquor (about 7% alcohol content)5 fluid ounces of table wine (about 12% alcohol content)1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits or liquor (e.g., gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) Therefore, when referencing wine specifically, one standard drink of alcohol is C. 5 ounces of wine.