Talk:Red wine headache

Deletion?
I'm not sure why this article was flagged for deletion. This is a serious article about a very real condition. Sechterw 14:31, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Agreed - I added a couple of links including an article from the New York Times. This is absolutely not nonsense. Mytildebang 18:35, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Most of the articles i've read on migraines discuss tyramine as a trigger for migraines. Tyramine is a chemical that is found in dried fruits, etc. It was long suspected of causing red wine headache. It is not mentioned in this article.

Then add it! 195.194.142.135 10:50, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Hangover
The article on "Hangover" mentions cogeners as at fault in a RWH, but the RWH article makes no mention of them. I have no idea either way, so I'm not going to add it, but somebody that knows where to look might want to rectify the discrepancy between the two articles. Sirwired 12:17, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Poorly written
This article appears to be extremely poorly written. It cites no scientific studies and the paragraph of prostaglandins is absolute nonsense. Doesn't even mention tyramine! I believe it should be deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.193.195.110 (talk) 08:30, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Tannins
I would say it's the oak tannins. They are different from tea tannin. I was eating some acorns one day (don't ask) and I got a horrible headache because I didn't remove all the tannins properly. This could easily be studied informally. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.237.48.227 (talk) 23:01, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Why would there be oak tannins in wine? How were you "removing" the tannins from acorns?  --Angelo  02:39, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Chaptalization
It seems to be common knowledge (or perhaps "tribal knowlege") among winemakers in California that red wine headaches are exacerbated by chaptalization.

This came to light during my wedding in Singapore, for which we brought over (legally) 3 cases of wine from my uncle's winery. At the banquet, one table full of older men drank a lot of the wine. The next day I met one of them, who told me "that wine was really great! It didn't give us a headache!" I mentioned this to my uncle, who replied, "of course it didn't give them a headache. The wines they get here are mostly from Australia and France, and they add sugar to the crushed grapes. That's illegal in California, we don't do it, and the wine doesn't give you headaches."

I don't know how true this is, but he acted as if it was obvious and everyone who makes wine knows this. ~Anachronist (talk) 06:23, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Histamines
Back in the early 80's I could not take 2 sips of red wine without getting an instant migraine. Around 85 or 86 I had to undergo allergy testing and then received close to 100 shots. Afterwards I was able to drink red wine! I think it was the antihistamines. It would be interesting if there could be a blind test of people who do get headaches to receive Claritin and placebos and see what happens. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marros1960 (talk • contribs) 19:38, 5 January 2022 (UTC)