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All About Sulfites
Red Wine Headaches
Selling Wine You Own
Starting a Wine Cellar
What is red wine made of?
(very technical)
We want to start a wine tasting group, what
should we do?
How is Port made?
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What are sulfites, and should I be worried?
Sulfur dioxide is added to wine to help control microbiological
activity. Without it wine is nasty tasting (Try Organic Wine Works
Wines).
A certain amount of sulfites are also naturally present, as they are
in most fruits.
To be fair it is Free Sulfites, rather than sulfites in
general, that bother a very tiny portion of the population. Free
sulfites are very low in wine. In fact orange juice, salad bars and
dried fruits each contain many more parts per million of sulfites
than wine does.
Sulfite sensitivity is very rare, if you think you suffer from this,
contact your doctor.
If Sulfites are so rarely a problem, why the warning
label?
It seems there are those who would make wine illegal again. These
Neoprohibitionists work in subtle ways, prefering to chip away at
public opinion, and create panic. The warning labels on wine is one
of their tools. It is good to warn those who may have a problem with
sulfites, but it seems unfair to scare the general population for
something that is very rare.
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Red Wine seems to give me a headache, is there anything I can
do?
[The following answer has been on my web site since 1996. Recent research seems to have disproved the histamine link to wine headaches. It is interesting to note that wine headaches tend to be clustered by culture. While red wine headaches are common in the US, white wine headaches are common elsewhere. As with all ill effects attributed to alcoholic beverages, ultimately, it is probably the alcohol itself that is to blame.]
Red wine headaches are a common complaint from people that suffer from allergies. Red wine contains histamines from the skins of the grape. Unfortunately antihistamines react with alcohol causing drowsiness.
DO NOT TAKE ANY MEDICATION WITHOUT FIRST CONSULTING YOUR
DOCTOR
I am not a physician and this should not be construed as medical
advice.
Can I sell wines from my collection?
In most States it is illegal for individuals to sell wine. Auction
Houses will usually take wine from consignor's, regardless off what
State the wine is shipped from.
If you would like help with the auction process, our parent company
Buyers & Cellars Wine Consultants will be happy to help.