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merlot bloody merlot
I drink a fair amount of wine - chardonnays and blends mainly in the whites,
and all of the red varieties. BUT, whenever I drink merlots, it seems I wake the next morning with a headache. Now, the only problem with this is that I can't believe the chemical composition of a merlot is significantly different from any other red. So is it just coincidence? Is it psychological? Or are merlots really different for some reason? And has anyone else experienced anything similar? Tim |
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Tim S Roberts wrote: > I drink a fair amount of wine - chardonnays and blends mainly in the whites, > and all of the red varieties. BUT, whenever I drink merlots, it seems I > wake the next morning with a headache. > > Now, the only problem with this is that I can't believe the chemical > composition of a merlot is significantly different from any other red. So > is it just coincidence? Is it psychological? Or are merlots really > different for some reason? And has anyone else experienced anything > similar? > > Tim Try something made from Sangiovese. |
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Tim S Roberts wrote:
> I drink a fair amount of wine - chardonnays and blends mainly in the whites, > and all of the red varieties. BUT, whenever I drink merlots, it seems I > wake the next morning with a headache. I get headaches with wines at times but never seems to be a particular wine that does it. Reds more so than whites. I used to think it was sulfites but someone else here pointed out that its whites that should have higher sulfites. Easy to solve. Don't drink Merlot! To me it's a rather non-descript wine lacking much complexity or depth. Theres also a glut of crap Merlot at least in the USA market because its more or less become a entry level wine. I have found a few Merlots that are truly great but its a rarity. In those cases the winemaker broke from the traditional Merlot style. Its a grape that needs to go back to whats its good for. Blending! |
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merlot bloody merlot
On 14 Aug 2006 17:13:33 -0700, "UC" >
wrote: > >Tim S Roberts wrote: >> I drink a fair amount of wine - chardonnays and blends mainly in the whites, >> and all of the red varieties. BUT, whenever I drink merlots, it seems I >> wake the next morning with a headache. >> >> Now, the only problem with this is that I can't believe the chemical >> composition of a merlot is significantly different from any other red. So >> is it just coincidence? Is it psychological? Or are merlots really >> different for some reason? And has anyone else experienced anything >> similar? >> >> Tim > >Try something made from Sangiovese. Try addressing the question. Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" www.thunderchief.org www.thundertales.blogspot.com |
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merlot bloody merlot
Ed Rasimus wrote: > On 14 Aug 2006 17:13:33 -0700, "UC" > > wrote: > > > > >Tim S Roberts wrote: > >> I drink a fair amount of wine - chardonnays and blends mainly in the whites, > >> and all of the red varieties. BUT, whenever I drink merlots, it seems I > >> wake the next morning with a headache. > >> > >> Now, the only problem with this is that I can't believe the chemical > >> composition of a merlot is significantly different from any other red. So > >> is it just coincidence? Is it psychological? Or are merlots really > >> different for some reason? And has anyone else experienced anything > >> similar? > >> > >> Tim > > > >Try something made from Sangiovese. > > Try addressing the question. Uhmmmmm....I did! |
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Tim S Roberts wrote: > I drink a fair amount of wine - chardonnays and blends mainly in the whites, > and all of the red varieties. BUT, whenever I drink merlots, it seems I > wake the next morning with a headache. > > Now, the only problem with this is that I can't believe the chemical > composition of a merlot is significantly different from any other red. So > is it just coincidence? Is it psychological? Or are merlots really > different for some reason? And has anyone else experienced anything > similar? Perhaps, you are head over heels in love with Merlot and you drink more of it than you usually do with other wines. Karen |
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Tim S Roberts wrote:
> I drink a fair amount of wine - chardonnays and blends mainly in the whites, > and all of the red varieties. BUT, whenever I drink merlots, it seems I > wake the next morning with a headache. > > Now, the only problem with this is that I can't believe the chemical > composition of a merlot is significantly different from any other red. So > is it just coincidence? Is it psychological? Or are merlots really > different for some reason? And has anyone else experienced anything > similar? > A lot of people seem to get headaches from red wine. There are a lot of articles on the web about it. Here is one: http://www.beekmanwine.com/prevtopbd.htm Try taking an aspirin before drinking your merlot, see if it helps. |
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