1, edible white wine can be sterilized, but the effect is not very good. So it is not recommended to use edible white wine to disinfect.

2, the concentration of alcohol used for sterilization in medicine is 75%, and the alcohol content of white wine is below 65%. Therefore, white wine has a limited effect on the disinfection of dishes and skin.

3, alcohol is an organic compound, the scientific name of ethanol, the molecular formula for the C2H5OH. alcohol molecules have a great penetration, can pass through the membrane on the surface of the bacteria, into the bacterial interior, so that constitute the basis of the bacterial life of the protein coagulation, the bacteria will kill. After repeated tests, people learned that the concentration of 75% of the alcohol bactericidal force is the strongest, so the medical sterilization alcohol is generally contain 75% pure alcohol and 25% water. With 70% alcohol concentration of wet paper towels, can also kill the SARS virus.

4. Therefore, different concentrations of alcohol have different medical uses.