Dessert Wine (Port or Sherry)
Dessert Wine (Port or Sherry) is higher risk. Keep portions small and occasional, especially during a flare. A typical 90 g serving has about 5 mg of purines, about 1% of a ~400 mg working daily target. It also carries about 7.7 g of fructose per serving, which raises uric acid on its own.
General information, not a substitute for advice from your doctor or dietitian.
How much can I eat?
A typical serving is about 90 g, which delivers 5 mg of purines, or about 1% of a ~400 mg working daily target.
Added fructose raises uric acid on its own, so keep sugary foods and drinks small. This is the fructose, not the total sugar: a sucrose-sweetened product carries roughly twice this much sugar overall.
Evidence: Ayoub-Charette et al., J Nutr 2021 (fructose by food source) · White et al., Am J Clin Nutr 2018 (whole apple vs. a fructose drink, matched dose)
Purines are not the limit here: even a large serving stays well within a ~400 mg working daily purine target. The sugar is what climbs with the portion.
Only part of these purines counts toward gout: the 5 mg here counts as roughly 2 mg toward your gout risk.
Portion size is what matters most here, and it’s easy to misjudge by eye. A kitchen scale makes it simple.
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Why grade D
Higher risk. Keep portions small and occasional, especially during a flare.
Alcohol raises uric acid and slows how your kidneys clear it. It is an independent gout trigger regardless of purine content.
Added fructose raises uric acid as your body breaks it down, even when the purine number looks low.
Per 100 g (for comparison)
Low for gout (< 50 mg/100g).
High for gout (8–15 g/100g).
Fructose here is a category-level estimate, not a direct measurement for this food.
Processing: NOVA 3 of 4 (processed food). How processing affects the grade.
Eating dessert wine (port or sherry) as part of a bigger dish? The Dish Decoder grades the whole plate, ingredient by ingredient.
Make it safer
If you want a drink without the flare risk, these grade well and skip the alcohol.
Other forms of wine
Different cuts, species, or preparations vary in purines. The most common form of "wine" is shown first below.
Wine
Red Wine
Wine, red, dry
Rose Wine
Sparkling Wine (Champagne)
White Wine
Wine, white, dry
Wine Spritzer
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