Cabernet Sauvignon or Pinot Noir (Syrah if you can get it . . . )

I'm sure somebody will come along shortly with some fancy pants suggestions for specific brands, but in the meantime, I suggest you grab a box wine . . . (don't worry too much about brand, as you'll only have a couple of options at your local grocer.)

The advantage of the box wines is that the bladder keeps the wine fresh. You can drink your 8 ounces of medicinal wine each day without worrying about the wine getting funky in the bottle. Yeah, the box wines aren't the best but some of them are perfectly drinkable (I buy the Barefoot brand). They're pretty much what you get when you order a "house wine" at a restaurant.

Some of the sellers of box wines also offer small picnic size boxes that hold just a couple of glasses worth. You might start with one of those so you could sample the stuff without committing to an entire box.

 

Boones

 

Cabernet Sauvignon or Pinot Noir (Syrah if you can get it . . . )

I'm sure somebody will come along shortly with some fancy pants suggestions for specific brands, but in the meantime, I suggest you grab a box wine . . . (don't worry too much about brand, as you'll only have a couple of options at your local grocer.)

The advantage of the box wines is that the bladder keeps the wine fresh. You can drink your 8 ounces of medicinal wine each day without worrying about the wine getting funky in the bottle. Yeah, the box wines aren't the best but some of them are perfectly drinkable (I buy the Barefoot brand). They're pretty much what you get when you order a "house wine" at a restaurant.

Some of the sellers of box wines also offer small picnic size boxes that hold just a couple of glasses worth. You might start with one of those so you could sample the stuff without committing to an entire box.

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First, I'd ask my doctor why. Is the expected benefit from the alcohol alone, or is there some special value in grape juice? If it is just the alcohol, then beer or whiskey will work as well, and they taste better.

Second, try to find a wine that is labeled sulfite free. Some people experience immediate splitting headaches when exposed to sulfites. If you are among them, you will know half way through your first glass of box wine.

 

What ever Red Wine that you like. You are looking for the tannic acid.

 

If tannins are the objective, then black tea (hot or iced), and spare your liver the burden of metabolizing the alcohol.

 

Malbec...adjust as necessary.

 

MD 20/20. In the alternative, a nice merlot or malbec.

 

A nice Argentine Malbec is good; as is a good Cabernet

 

First, I'd ask my doctor why. Is the expected benefit from the alcohol alone, or is there some special value in grape juice? If it is just the alcohol, then beer or whiskey will work as well, and they taste better.

Second, try to find a wine that is labeled sulfite free. Some people experience immediate splitting headaches when exposed to sulfites. If you are among them, you will know half way through your first glass of box wine.

If my doc told me to drink more, I wouldn't argue. Doc surely knows what's best.

And yes on the sulphites. Yellow Tail sets my allergies off. I'm not sure if it's due to sulphites but as soon as i drink the stuff my nose starts running.

 

First, I'd ask my doctor why. Is the expected benefit from the alcohol alone, or is there some special value in grape juice? If it is just the alcohol, then beer or whiskey will work as well, and they taste better.

Second, try to find a wine that is labeled sulfite free. Some people experience immediate splitting headaches when exposed to sulfites. If you are among them, you will know half way through your first glass of box wine.

If my doc told me to drink more, I wouldn't argue. Doc surely knows what's best.

And yes on the sulphites. Yellow Tail sets my allergies off. I'm not sure if it's due to sulphites but as soon as i drink the stuff my nose starts running.

https://www.bonappetit.com/drinks/wine/ ... -free-wine

Natural Sulfites vs. Added Sulfites

There are two types of sulfites, also known as sulfur dioxide: natural and added. Natural sulfites are just that, totally natural compounds produced during fermentation. And you cannot escape them. I know what your sage-burning, hippie homie told you but no, I'm sorry, you didn't drink a 2009 sulfite-free wine in Topanga Canyon. Sulfite-free wines do not exist. It is literally literally impossible. Sulfites are also a preservative, but the fermentation process doesn't produce enough sulfites to create the legendary cellar wines rich people love bragging about. You think you can just drink a wine that's been sitting around for 50 years? No way. Added sulfites preserve freshness and protect wine from oxidation, and unwanted bacteria and yeasts. Without added sulfites, a 1961 Bordeaux would be considered trash vinegar rather than a treasure. "Sulfites are among the most helpful compounds around-and without them, some wines would taste like a microbial stew," says Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible and editor of the weekly wine report WineSpeed. "Sulphur is a natural anti-microbial agent. It's a terrific aid to winemakers-and ultimately wine drinkers, because it destroys bad microbes."

No, You Are (Probably) Not Allergic to Sulfites

Believe me, I get wanting to blame your wine headaches on something other than the fact that you're drinking too much wine. But you're probably not allergic to sulfites. The FDA estimates that less than 1% of the U.S. population has a sulfite allergy, and those who do are most likely asthmatic. If you are allergic, you may get hives and have trouble breathing within 30 minutes of sulfite exposure, and should arm yourself an Asthma rescue inhaler because an order of shrimp has more sulfites than an entire bottle of Sangiovese. For the rest of us trying to explain our "headaches" away, there is a chance that red wine headaches are caused by the histamines present in red wine. If you're predisposed to allergies like hay fever, you could try Claritin before hitting the bottle-but do some with an abundance of caution, or a designated driver. And don't forget to drink plenty of water, allergenic or not.

And No, Sulfites Aren't Generally Bad for You

Despite the ominous "CONTAINS SULFITES" warning that accompanies most wine labels, sulfites are not the nicotine of wine, although that is exactly what lobbyists wanted you to believe. Starting in the 1970s, anti-alcohol lobbyists were trying to pass legislation that would require wines to list their ingredients. After those efforts continuously failed, a 1987 law required any wine with 10 PPM (parts per million) or more sulfites to be labeled with "contains sulfites." But this has nothing to do with actual health risks and was entirely meant to scare people away from drinking wine. If it was really about health, the "contains sulfites" campaign would have included products like dried fruit, which have around 3500 PPM, compared to wine, which averages around 80 PPM and by law cannot exceed 350 PPM.

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In a small number of people sulfite exposure causes rapid onset hypotension with associated headache - often described as "splitting" and "right between the eyes." Headache occurs within minutes if not within seconds of exposure - a whole different phenomenon than the next day dehydration (usually) "hangover."

Asthmatic reactions are more common than hypotensive events, and all adverse reactions to allowable levels of sulfite are infrequent.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4017440/

 

Sulphites or not, Yellow Tail makes my nose run immediately. I don't have a similar reaction to many other wines.

 

Sulphites or not, Yellow Tail makes my nose run immediately. I don't have a similar reaction to many other wines.

Probably allergic; though without testing, no telling to what.

Some folks have mold (including yeast) allergies and will experience frontal stuffiness, itching eyes, and tinnitus when drinking beer or wine. They can often manage white spirits because the distillation process eliminates pretty much everything except alcohol and water.

 

Malbec wine from Argentina, worth a try.

 

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Sulphites or not, Yellow Tail makes my nose run immediately.

That's awful for you. really terrible; to avoid further discomfort send all you've got to me (and our pal Wendy from down the lane).

We have jointly established a safe disposal route.

 

I personally like a good merlot. Yeah, I'm a cheap date!

 

Red, red wine goes to my head
Makes me forget things I said.

 

A nice Argentine Malbec is good; as is a good Cabernet

Malbec wine from Argentina, worth a try.

I personally like a good merlot. Yeah, I'm a cheap date!

If you're ever in Missouri, and find yourself in the wine producing regions of Hermann or Augusta, be sure to try a Norton. It is one of the only truly American wine varieties and definitely worth trying if you like big, dry reds . . .

There's even a book written about the history of the Norton. (And yes, they grow Norton grapes in Virginia, as well.)

https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Vine-Forgotten-Untold-American/dp/0307409376

 

If you get the cheap stuff cold enough you can gulp down a few swallows before you really taste it. I am on a regiment of beet juice every morning and that is the only way I can drink it without gaging. People do the same thing with other nasty drinks like cheap Tequila.

 

Get some of this and it will cure you of drinking wine: manischewitz wine

 

Get some of this and it will cure you of drinking wine: manischewitz wine

Lots of people like Concord wines. I don't happen to be one of them, but sweet wines are typically how people get started drinking wine.

 

 

I read an article on this a while back and it said Chilean wines have the highest content of the healthy stuff (which I've forgotten) so when I am at Trader Joe's I try to buy inexpensive Chilean wine. It's not too bad.
Otherwise, I like two buck chuck's Pinot Noir. It's three bucks in Arizona. I guess California has went back to the $2 price.

 

If you get the cheap stuff cold enough you can gulp down a few swallows before you really taste it. I am on a regiment of beet juice every morning and that is the only way I can drink it without gaging. People do the same thing with other nasty drinks like cheap Tequila.

Funny ,LMAO