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To think that red wine has changed

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ChiefEverythingOfficer · 18/05/2024 01:07

Red wine has started making me ill - I get a terrible headache which radiates from my jaw if I drink it (sad as I love red wine).It only takes a single glass for this to happen.

Weirdly, when I drink "old" red wine - the expensive stuff I don't get a headache. I was treated to a fancy dinner recently and the wine was 25+ years old, I drank half a bottle and no headache?

Based on my own anecdotal experience I draw the conclusion that something must have changed in wine production methods.

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OtterInDisgrace · 18/05/2024 04:01

You’re not being unreasonable. A lot of new world wine is extremely chemical. I love an older French red as they have fewer sulphites and allergens and don’t tend to give you those big banging headaches. Plus, I just don’t like the taste of that synthetic oaky wine characteristic of a lot of Ozzie or Californian wine.

Raquelos · 18/05/2024 03:43

I get that sometimes, it's a horrid sharp.pain at the back of the jaw for me. I read that it is due to the sulphites that are sometimes used when making some wines, so I try and chose sulphite free wines, or remember the ones that hurt and avoid them.

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