Comments on: Allergies and wine: glycoproteins

By: Wine writer

Wine writer — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:19:51 +0000

[...] Other symptoms blamed on wine sulphites range from nausea and vomiting to skin rashes, blocked sinuses and (yes) headaches, but increasingly it is believed that these are due to other wine-related allergies. Wines do, after all, contain histamines as well as glycoproteins with a cellular structure similar to common allergens (see a summary of recent scientific research here). [...]

By: Jarrod H.

Jarrod H. — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:16:14 +0000

@Daniel – Hahaha! I love to hear that there are more sulfites in OJ, etc. than in a typical bottle of wine. SO many people use the sulfite allergy excuse, when in reality over consumption is obviously to blame…

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:46:07 +0000

I have probably talked to 10,000 people over the years who have asked for “no sulfiite wines” because they get headaches, at which point I tell them that it is highly unlikely they are allergic to sulfite, as there are more sulfites in Orange Juice, Tortillas and bagged Salads than a typical bottle.

This is great research, but a little lacking. I’d be more interested in research on a red wine, as red has more of what makes wine, well, wine. White wine doesn’t usually have any skin contact, and there is so much more going on in the skins than in the pulp of the berries.

I’ve heard of latex allergies, but never pears!

By: John Kelly

John Kelly — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 22:55:06 +0000

Well done, Tyler! Very clear analysis. I’ve never heard of anyone getting a headache from latex or pears, but the ragweed connection is of interest as it suggests a direction of future research.