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Why do you get a headache after drinking red wine?
Cheaper wines are less likely to cause headaches than expensive ones.
The cause of a headache after drinking red wine may be quercetin glucuronide, which is contained in the drink. According to UC Davis researchers Andrew Waterhouse and Apramita Devi, this substance interferes with the metabolism of alcohol in the body. Ars Technica writes about this.
Scientists point out that traditional claims that sulfites, biogenic amines and tannins cause headaches no longer have scientific basis.
For example, as for sulfites, the same amount is found in white wine. In addition, our body produces about 700 milligrams of sulfites daily, and yet we don’t get headaches every day. The amount of biogenic amines in wine is too…
