Originally Posted By LuLu "An alcohol allergy would be very uncommon. However, you could be allergic to other ingredients in an alcoholic beverage, such as wheat or sulfur dioxide, a preservative. There are also substances in some alcohol beverages such as wine that can cause flushing or even rashes. Still, it's more likely that you have an alcohol intolerance — which means you are more sensitive to the normal effects of alcohol. Alcohol can cause a variety of immediate adverse effects on the body, including headache, rapid heartbeat, nausea or vomiting, heartburn, abdominal pain, nasal congestion, or warm, red, itchy skin. Many people of Asian descent experience an unusual flushing reaction after drinking alcohol — even in very small amounts. This is caused by a genetic disorder in which the body is unable to break down alcohol completely. Some research suggests that people who experience alcohol flush reaction may be at increased risk of alcohol-related conditions, such as cancer of the esophagus and liver disease. The only solution to all of these problems is to avoid alcohol." <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alcohol-allergy/AN00818" target="_blank">http://www.mayoclinic.com/heal.../AN00818</a>
Originally Posted By mousermerf Constance.. I was a wine hater for a long time, despite having friends who were major foodies and getting dragged to some wine events and restaurants with wonderful selections. There is, indeed, lots of bad wine in the world. It wasn't until I had a late dinner with a friend at the Contemporary's California Grill that I found wine that I liked. We had planned it to have a relaxing meal with a good view of Cinderella Castle changing colors after the fireworks-viewing-crowd had cleared out. Since it wasn't terribly busy it was very leisurely and the waitress noted my scrunched up face as I stared down their long wine selection list. She proposed a plan - we try everything. She returned with a full cart of wine, glasses, etc.. red white rose chard etc.. even some thing it turns out my foodie friends are quite jealous I got to sip for free. We went "A or B?" like you do when getting fitted for eye glasses for about 15 minutes until we decided that I prefer very sweet or very dry whites with zero tolerance of reds. And with that knowledge I've been able to order something I like with most meals since. Maybe you just need that sort of testing-out to find a good wine for you?
Originally Posted By LOVE-DCA There is chardonnay’s that are sweet(also known as white wine). It depends on the flavors that they make it out off. Sometimes you can taste a apple or pear taste, that can make it sweet. Cupcake is a winery, they make very good wine, but it doesn’t taste like cupcakes—but it has a sweet tone or flavor to it, it’s not dry or bitter, very mellow an smooth
Originally Posted By LOVE-DCA a friend who was allergic to alcohol,. Went to the doctor they ran tests,,and for some reason that is what they came up with..
Originally Posted By LOVE-DCA Mousemerf I can’t do reds either.. to me it’s like drinking sand paper!! I like the smoothness of the whites and the sweetness of the pink zinfandels, and the super sweet tastes of the moscatos( and if anyone doens’tknow, a moscato is a super super sweet white wine, it’s like drinking sugar, its’ good for after dinner, the alcohol content is very low in a moscato)
Originally Posted By LOVE-DCA Well I take it the wine drinkers will be grabbing glass of our favorite wine’s and enjoing WOC when it opens!
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance You guys say smoothness, sweetness, dryness and to me it all tastes terrible. It's possible there would be a wine somewhere in the world that doesn't taste terrible to me, but I don't think I'll try to hard to find it, lol.
