Does Red Wine Cause Headaches?
Posted by Chris on November 5, 2007
Get headaches from red wine? Think the sulfites caused it? Wine Scamp wrote a great article about what really causes wine headaches.
Current research supports the theory that biogenic amines are the culprits: this group of chemicals include histamine, seratonin, dopamine, epinephrine and tyramine, among others. Seratonin is said to trigger migraines in migraine-prone people. Histamines were thought to be the culprit, but red wine and white wines have been shown to have equal levels of histamine…
It’s a great article. Wine Scamp always has good things to share about wine topics.
