No hangovers in Italy

[richr]

Actually, no, I was drinking a pretty good amount of red wine. However, the idea that the types of grapes may have had less hangover producing agents is as good an explanation as I think I'm going to get. I have to think that tons of small, traditional, local vineyards who are not trying to make some sort of world-class cabernet are going to grow a different kind of grape and make a different kind of wine from that produced in much of California at this point. And I have been told that there are all sorts of varieties of grapes that don't even make it out of Italy, so it's quite possible I was often drinking a type I've never drunk and might never drink again until I'm there next time.