2007-01-27 09:17:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Sulfites, in the form of sulphur dioxide, are added to the wine during vinification as a preservative and antibacterial/antifungal agent to prevent contamination. This is especially important in wines containing residual sugar, like dessert wines and late harvest wines like German rieslings.
Labels on bottles of wine must, by law, indicate the presence of sulfites because they can in some cases trigger allergic reactions and a flare up of symptoms in a person with asthma. They can trigger a histamine reaction, which causes stuffy, runny nose and watery eyes.
2007-01-27 10:07:10 · answer #1 · answered by Amuse Bouche 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Amouse Bouche is right but I have learned that sulfites are a by-product of vinification that occur naturally in wines. They need not be added but often are to control the outcome of the vinification process.
2007-01-28 03:23:07 · answer #2 · answered by DANIEL R T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Preservatives.
2007-01-27 17:25:12 · answer #3 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone else answered your question correctly, but neglected to mention that alcohol with sulfites are more likely to cause the hangover headache.
2007-01-28 16:58:43 · answer #4 · answered by lisa s 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the sulphate are whining cos the cant buy liverpool
2007-01-31 15:10:43 · answer #5 · answered by THE DEVILS BOY 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dunno, but they taste good...................hic
2007-01-30 07:59:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋