Dry January: Why Smarter Drinking is Better Than Not Drinking

By Tom Bell
Dry January: Why Smarter Drinking is Better Than Not Drinking

Dry January works for many people as a reset. But for those who enjoy alcohol and want to maintain a healthier relationship with it year-round — rather than cycling between excess and abstinence — the smarter approach is making better choices about what you drink, rather than stopping entirely.

Most people have no idea how many calories or how much sugar they consume from alcohol, because UK law doesn't require it on the label. A bottle of mainstream white wine might contain 680 calories and 5g of sugar per glass without a single nutritional figure anywhere on it. That's the problem DrinkWell was built to solve.

What DrinkWell offers instead

Every wine and beer at DrinkWell comes with confirmed calorie, sugar, carbohydrate, and ABV information on the product page. Every wine in our collection is full-strength and zero sugar. The calorie savings versus standard supermarket equivalents are meaningful: typically 15–30% fewer calories per glass, 100% less sugar per glass.

If Dry January is your goal, that's a perfectly valid choice. But if your goal is to drink better rather than not at all, here's where to start:

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