Posted on 11/01/2007 7:21:30 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
I can’t drink red wine anymore because of the headaches it gives me and I used to love red wine.
Perhaps it’s this:
“The “Red Wine Reaction” Syndrome
Robert Masyczek 1 and C. S. Ough 1
1 Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.
A small portion of today’s wine consumers refrain from drinking red wine due to what has become popularly known as the “red wine allergy reaction” syndrome. Red wines were presented, allergic skin scratch tests, and antihistamine treatments were conducted in order to determine the existence and possible nature of the purported reaction. Results indicate the possible reaction is, in the most part, probably not an allergic reaction, but is either psychologically induced or a physiologically toxic action.”
Also, you might like to read this about histamines in red wine and taking an anit histamine before drinking red wine. Some red wines affect me more than others and some not at all.
http://www.gulfshorelife.com/Articles/Gulfshore-Life/2006/11/Wine-World.asp
What about purple wine? Mad-Dog gives me a raging headache.
Uh, this ain’t rocket science. If it makes you sick......DON’T DRINK! DUH!
Oh, that's just the formaldehyde in it.
Nothing to worry about.
I was always a fan of a "full-throttle" Argentinian Malbec, paired with some type of red meat that could stand up to it.
On another note, 2007 Beaujolais Nouveau will be released in exactly 2 weeks. Cheers!
I wait for this with much trepidation. The last 2 years have gone from bad, 2005, to horrible in 2006. Now that my 'all things French' personal embargo is relaxing, I will return to some French wines.
Isn’t there a belief that the reaction is in the small blood vessels and the wine is in effect increasing flow in constricted vessels?
I’m fine with Italian and California produced reds but the Australian ones kill me.
I only get a headache if I drink more than a whole bottle!
I always love the Beaujolais Nouveau release when it comes out, it’s fun, even if it’s not great winie, but I don’t think it’s worth $9 or $10 a bottle. It should be $6 or $7. No more than $8 per bottle.
Malbec is a serious (not series) wine. Argentina and Chile both make some pretty good wines.
Red meat, red wine,...YUM. And it’s real good for you.
Yep. Me too.
So I switched to tequila.......
Two things about red wine — 1) in recent years and thanks to the California wineries, the alcoholic content of red wines has increased from 11.5% to 14% and 2) medium and sweet red wines seem to be the worst culprits for after dinner wine headaches. Another factor to consider is the role dessert sugars play in such headaches — when dining, make a choice: wine with dinner OR dessert after dinner. :)
So, Val, what do you do? ;’)
“I used to drink wine. This girl asked me, “Doesn’t wine give you a headache?” “Yeah, eventually, but the first and the middle part are amazing!” -—Mitch Hedberg.
Incidentally the exact same way I feel about it.
The Beaujolais Nouveau craze only benefits Georges Duboeuf. Well explained: Why it was decided to make the region's humblest juicea wine mainly borne of its worst vineyards, a wine barely removed from the fermentation vat, a wine that is nothing more than pleasantly tart barroom swillits international standard bearer is a question that will undoubtedly puzzle marketing students for generations to come. Sure, it generated quick and abundant cash flow for the négociants, like Duboeuf, who dominate Beaujolais...
There are other Beaujolais to be had, but I'm still 'anti-French' in everything except cheese. ;-D
I share my wine.
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