Let’s make 2007 a year of environmental responsibility

Napa Valley Register ^ | January 05, 2007 | BOB MASSARO

[kstewskis]

Can I change that a little? How about I "sit and watch" and laugh at the EnviroWackos while sipping a glass of wine? ;)

Someone (not a tree hugger) once told me that some of the organic wines don't give you a hangover.

I haven't "sampled" that theory yet, but I'll sit with you imbibe, and laugh at the EnviroWacko's with you.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

You're most welcome. Shall I pour?

And I agree...a wine hangover is THE worst. Not that I would know, LOL!

[teenyelliott]

If reds give you a bad hangover, try whites. Whites do not have the tannins in them that trigger massive headaches in some people. Unfortunately, it is the tannins in reds that are supposed to be good for you.

Or so I've heard. : )

[GVnana]

I recycle my wine bottles. What more do they want?

[GVnana]

OMG! We're all gonna die! Cities DO create a lot of heat. I wonder if these idiots know that.

Somebody please compile a list of doomed places. I want to make some real estate investments!

[GVnana]

Alcohol depletes B vitamins and dehydrates the body. That combination of factors gives you the hangover. Also responsible for the DTs (delirium tremons) alcoholics suffer. Other reactions to sugar content, or allergies to sulfites are not related to the alcohol.

[kstewskis]

Oh yes, I am very well aware to hydrate, as well as replace B vitamins to avoid a hangover (In addition to watching the quantity consumed). We covered this part about the blood/brain barrier thoroughly in neurology class.

Like I said, I have no idea what is/isn't in organic wines that would lessen the effect of a hangover not having tried them. I suppose that with the reasons you listed above, given enough, that theory might be challenged.

cheers!

[kstewskis]

If reds give you a bad hangover, try whites

no, no, no.

When I was younger (and an inexperienced wine drinker) I had the WORST hangover with a Blue Nun white wine. Never again. They tend to be sweeter too, that contributes to one.

Like GVnana says it's the combination of sugar, dehydration, and depletion of B vitamins (one reason why drinks like "Red Bull" are popular with the drinking crowd)...and of course moderation which will determine the usual course of hangover...or not.

In the meantime, I'll stick to the reds. They have antioxidants.

Medicinal reasons, you know!

[teenyelliott]

I can't drink any of them. They ALL give me a headache. : (

[kstewskis]

dang, must be the sulfates! :o(

[quantim]

I recycle my wine bottles.

Me too.  Sometimes I give them a soft melt 'til they flatten on the edge of our weekly bonfire, they make great ashtrays for those that enjoy an outdoor cigar, great gifts.

Additionally, we're really enjoying this unusually warm winter and we want to to do our part in keeping the planet warm.  ;-)

[GVnana]

I've always wondered how you do that. Do you place the bottle directly in the coals, hold it on a stick or what?

[quantim]

Well, the stick would certainly catch fire at the temps required to melt glass...you city types! ;-)

The glass cracks more often than not when cooling as there is no moderation of temps. But sometimes you can get lucky and lay a beer or wine bottle on a bed of hot flat coals and get something interesting.

[GVnana]

bottle on a bed of hot flat coals

I've seen some interesting ones, too.

And watch who you're calling "city type"! Chances are, I live in a smaller town than yours.

[BureaucratusMaximus]

Sorry, but it has not been asked...

Where is the BARF ALERT!