Tannin count in red wine

[Thomas]

I never heard of tannin causing headaches. The subject of headaches and wine has been discussed at length on this board--our resident physician, Bucko, gave many, many words to this subject. Trace some past posts under Wine and Health.

My suspicion is you react to the combination of oak residue plus histamines in red wine that get stronger as wines are allowed to ferment under hotter temperatures and at longr periods of time, extracting more and more from the skins. I assume the Pinot Noirs you drink are American-produced--those wines are generally lighter than Merlots and Cabernets.



[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 11-04-2003).]