SC - Wine allergies
Paul Shore
shore at dcainc.com
Tue Apr 15 10:27:04 PDT 1997
On 15 Apr 97 at 9:54, Chuck Graves wrote:
> >A memory's triggered. Does not red wine, in particular, contain histamines
> >(are these the sulfides/sulfates/whatever)? Which would trigger a hay-fever
> >response.
>
> You do bring up a good point. I believe one of the other posters mentioned
> that grapes have trace amounts of sulfites. The manufacture of red wines
> involves leaving the must in contact with the grape skins for a period of
> time. This would allow for a larger amount of trace chemicals to come into
> the wine...if the grapes are themselves the source. However, my friends have
> complained equally of reds and whites.
Sulfites are often added to wine during its manufacture as an anti-bacterial
agent (Camden tablets for you home vinters.) Because some individuals are
sensitive to this, the manufacturer adds the sulfite warning to the bottle.
HL Aeddan ap Trahaearn | Email: shore at dcainc.com
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