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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
Sparkling water.
I too have the red wine headaches. I also throw up when drinking black tea hot. I'm fairly certain that it's the tannins. Both of these started after the birth of my second child. Quien sabe?
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Well, I have no problems with tannins in anything else, so I think we can rule that out for the root of my red wine headaches.
The studies really haven't ever identified a root cause, though there have been lots of things suggested and tried. And rejected.
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Originally Posted by cromag
Sorry to hear that, CRussel! And sorry to hear about the Zinfandels!
When it comes to wine, I really like Zinfandel and Shiraz (I think there's some feeling that they're actually the same grape). I don't like whites, and I don't like any other reds. But I really like Zinfandel/Shiraz.
And right now, after a very stressful day, I'm having a second glass of Zinfandel and managing my Analog/Asimov issues via Calibre. I may even get a chance to read a shorter story before bed!
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I love Zinfandel, and I suspect if I had to pick
one grape, that would be it. Unfortunately, it's a grape that simply doesn't grow well anywhere in Canada. It likes lots of heat units and long summers, and is one of the very last to mature. You can grow good Cabernet here most years, and superb Merlot every year, and even excellent cool-weather Shirah/Shiraz. But not Zin. (I've seen a couple of places try it here in BC, but the results were, frankly, lamentable.) The benchmark for Zinfandel is Napa's Dry Creek Valley, whose weather and soil are definitely NOT that of BC's Okanagan Valley. Good Zin takes sugar levels sufficient to produce 14-16% alcohol. That's not going to happen here.
Drinking Irish Breakfast Blend tea this morning, of course.