Echo Falls Fruit Fusion vs TRACES Wine: The Sugar Truth

Low-alcohol wines are often marketed as the healthier choice. Echo Falls Fruit Fusion — one of the UK's most popular low-alcohol wines at 5.5% ABV — is a case in point. Here we compare it directly against TRACES, DrinkWell's own-label wine at 11% ABV, on the two metrics that actually matter for your health: calories and sugar.

The numbers side by side

What the numbers tell you

The calorie counts look similar on paper — TRACES at 78 kcal versus Echo Falls ranging from 64–73 kcal per 125ml. A difference of 5–14 kcal per glass. But the sugar picture is entirely different. Echo Falls achieves its lower calorie count by dramatically reducing ABV (alcohol contains 7 kcal per gram). What it compensates with is sugar — 6.5–8.6g per 125ml across the range. UK government guidelines recommend no more than 30g of free sugars per day for an adult. Three small glasses of Echo Falls Summer Berries would deliver 25.8g of sugar — 86% of your daily limit. TRACES delivers 0g across the same three glasses.

About TRACES wine

TRACES is DrinkWell's own-label wine, made in the Côtes de Thongue, South of France. 11% ABV. 78 kcal per 125ml. 0g sugar. 0g carbs. Vegan, gluten free, award-winning.

• → TRACES Sauvignon Blanc — £9.99 per bottle
• → Full TRACES collection
• → Zero sugar wine collection — 200+ bottles, all 0g sugar

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