I am beginning to feel cheated and a bit like I am missing out. I cannot drink wine. It gives me an awful headache. I can drink most anything else except wine. It makes me really feel I am missing out on a good thing.

Maybe you should stick to the punch, Pandy.

Is that all wine? Have you tried many vints? Have you tried other than just the grape wines - other fruits?

Many winemakers add sulfur dioxide during the fermentation process to control the wild yeast growth that they may not want. These sulfates are often the cause of the whine after drinking wine.

I personally dont drink wine I perfer a good beer with dinner. I cant stand the taste of wine.

This post has been edited by blackspyder: Sep 4 2007, 05:18 PM

wine also gives me a headache, but not through consumption, after a night of wine i have the wife moaning at how drunk i was

Water is best,so drink up.

If you can not handle wine try grape juice.

Beer is for the thirst and for the kietz, wine is for enjoyment!

I used to get head aches with some wines and then I switched over to Organic wines which cost a little more and usually come from smaller vineyards and we have several where I live and no headaches!!
I do believe the earlier poster about the sulphates and that is the culprit.

My homeopathic English doctor who is also my allergy specialist indicated that he too switched to organic wines for the same reason as myself.

I am not able to drink Red Wines as I get a bad headache and a tingling sensation all over.Not a nice feeling.
However White Wines have no effect on me whatsoever, as far as an allergic reaction.
Not a huge wine drinker,but I do like having a wine with good food,or two.

My first experiences with wine would be 30+ years ago and made by someone named "Boone" (had a farm or something) or a fine quality wine like TJ Swan "A" glass of red wine is supposed to be heart healthy (but usually gives me heartburn), whites are ok but don't do anything for me (some of the "Rhine Wines" aint bad though). Sangria and Ros'e is pretty good , but not something I like to drink much of (1-2 glasses at most) . I would pick a "crappy" beer over a glass of "good" wine just about every time. I have learned through the years (usually by means of intense pain) that "Moderation" is the key to enjoyment and would caution any of the younger readers against social drinking as it can easily get out of hand.

I guess I just never developed a taste for wines. I Have had white wine once and the red wines give me the headache.

Try a wine made with a different grape from diferent year. And don't forget to drink a good wine eating a good chocolate, is amazing.

Red wine gives me an headache. I am ok with white wine, though I usually only drink it during the christmas holidays.

This post has been edited by KingOfIdiocy: Jul 27 2008, 08:40 PM

I think it may be then tanins in the red wine that gives so many of us a wicked headache ... I too avoid it like the plague.

White wine - different Countries, different years and different grapes ... we rotate through them with Sunday dinners and/or when we have friends over. But I'm afraid I cause some friends to cringe - I only drink it icy cold (and have even been known to toss an ice cube in the glass - eep!).