Over the years I have drank a lot of fancy wine with tannin, typically the Napa Cabernet Sauvignon that have high tannin content with no effect. My wife would get headaches, but at the time they never bothered me. About 5 years ago I retired from a job where I had to entertain a lot, and I haven't really had much opportunity to drink that fancy stuff since then. A few weeks ago when I was in town I splurged on a nice aged steak and got a nice bottle of a napa Cabernet Sauvignon. With just two nice glasses of wine I woke up the next morning with a headache. Not sure if it was the wine, the next night I had one nice glass and woke up the next morning with a headache.
Fortunately, I don't make the money like I used to, so I won't be buying the fancy wine and I will stick to the more modestly priced red blend without the tannins. So problem solved.
Any thoughts why I might be developing an intolerance to tannins somewhere after my 60th birthday? On the grand scheme of things this is easy to solve by not consuming what causes a problem, but I am curious to why this developed at this stage and wonder if there is something more to a sudden intolerance of tannins?
Fortunately, I don't make the money like I used to, so I won't be buying the fancy wine and I will stick to the more modestly priced red blend without the tannins. So problem solved.
Any thoughts why I might be developing an intolerance to tannins somewhere after my 60th birthday? On the grand scheme of things this is easy to solve by not consuming what causes a problem, but I am curious to why this developed at this stage and wonder if there is something more to a sudden intolerance of tannins?