Profile Reference
- Drink type
- Wine
- Subtype
- Red
- Database profile ID
- 5575
- Status
- Public active profile
DUI Professional Drink Profile
Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot
A public drink database profile for BAC simulation, drinking-pattern analysis, and litigation-support workflow review.
Updated May 25, 2026
Alcohol concentration
14.50%
percent alcohol by volume
Reference volume
6.00 oz
fluid ounces per full profile serving
Ethanol volume
0.87 oz
volume x ABV before density conversion
US standard drinks
1.45
using 0.6 fl oz ethanol per standard drink
BAC Simulation Context
DUI Professional uses drink profiles as structured inputs for alcohol dose, absorption timing, and elimination modeling. This profile describes the concentration and reference serving volume used when a full drink is added to a simulation.
6.00 oz at 14.50% equals about 1.45 U.S. standard drinks because one U.S. standard drink contains 0.6 fl oz ethanol. Review how these values are used in BAC simulation software or compare it against the full drink database.
Manufacturer Information
- Product
- Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot
- Brand
- Duckhorn Vineyards
- Manufacturer
- Duckhorn Vineyards
- Parent company
- The Duckhorn Portfolio
- Category
- Napa Valley Merlot
- Origin
- United States
- Source-backed ABV
- 14.50%
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Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot Background
Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot is a red-wine profile from Duckhorn Vineyards and The Duckhorn Portfolio. Official Duckhorn product information describes Napa Valley Merlot as a blend of estate vineyard lots and selected grower fruit from Napa Valley, with product records listing 14.5% ABV. Butterfly announced completion of its acquisition of The Duckhorn Portfolio in December 2024. DUI Professional stores the profile as a 6 fl oz Merlot dose input.
Professional Use
- Compare drink assumptions during DUI and criminal-defense case review.
- Document beverage concentration and volume used in BAC simulation reports.
- Review drinking-pattern inputs with forensic toxicology and expert-witness workflows.
- Support training examples for alcohol absorption, elimination, and retrograde extrapolation.
Standard Drink Math
A U.S. standard drink uses 0.6 fl oz of pure ethanol. This profile's 6.00 oz reference serving at 14.50% ABV contains 0.87 oz ethanol, equal to 1.45 standard drinks.
That ethanol dose is the starting point for BAC simulation software; consumed fraction, timing, absorption, elimination, and body-composition assumptions are modeled separately. Compare other entries in the drink database or use the related profiles below.
