Anyone here have reactions to white wine?

[yy4me]

I really don't drink hard liqueur but when I visit someone or go out to dinner, I will order a glass of white wine. Every single time, I have a reaction. Immediately, my nose is stuffed up, and always, the next day or maybe several days I have a severe case of Montezumas revenge. I know that sounds rather unpleasant to talk about but the bottom line, do you suppose this is an allergy or is it a common thing?

It is easily something I can do without but it is nice to join others with a glass of something. I do not like red wine.

I have other allergies but none bother me in this way.

[trumad]

1. Yeah--- 3 kids

[Buzz Clik]

5. My ex used to say that it made me better looking.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

11. LOL. But what about YOUR reaction? n/t

[Buzz Clik]

12. She was correct.

[tanyev]

2. My former mother-in-law had reactions to wine.

She said she was allergic to sulfites, and there are more in white wine than in red.

http://waterhouse.ucdavis.edu/winecomp/so2.htm

[Atman]

3. Sounds like you're allergic to sulfites

They make sulfite-free wine, but you have to look for it.

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[FSogol]

8. +1 A friend has the same problem. It is sulfites. n/t

[Richard D]

4. Could be the wine . . .

. . . but more likely something in the wine. Sulfites are a culprit as are other contaminants, including allergy to various insects that end up in the vat. Try a sulfide free organic wine and see if that causes problems.

[patrice]

6. Yes! Though recently I had a Very Good experience with an Organic vinter out

of Washington state, Bear Mountain, if I remember correctly. It was a wonderful wonderful Gewurtztremiener, which I usually DON'T like at all and can't drink without getting a headache.

[yy4me]

9. I will look for Bear Mountain since I like to have some wine

here if company drops by.

Do you know if they only make a Gewurztraminer? (got to love that name, I can even pronounce it!) I am also not fond of that particular wine, I like Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and other lighter wines.

Off to see if they have a web site.

Thanks

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[NRaleighLiberal]

7. Unfettered joy! N/T

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

10. its delicious! and makes me a bit tipsy n/t