Saturday, June 13, 2009


The reason that some people like some types of wine and dislike others may be physiological. I know that people with allergies and intolerance to histamines do not drink red wines. The do not is probably akin to cannot. For the last couple of years I have been prescribed a statin by my doctor. This is a low dose medication to prevent increases in cholesterol levels. Also over the last couple of years I have increasingly preferred Gisborne and Hawkes Bay Chardonnays over their cousins from Marlborough. The grapefruit skin character of Marlborough Chardonnays is not to my liking and has seemingly become more pronounced. It was only recently when my GP reminded me to not consume grapefruit while taking Lipex (the statin) as there are side effects that the penny dropped. Is the grapefruit character evident in some Chardonnays, especially those grown in cooler regions of a chemical similarity to actual grapefruit juice? This would explain my dislike of the wines and that others like them. Maybe the ABC brigade are taking statins.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I be knowing what thou mean. The good doctor say thou take savoury yeast with the tea! T'is tasty and me thinks the healthy more for it.

The garden idiot

THE WINE GUY said...

And increases brain power I see.

Anonymous said...

To be sure, and has those thar B vetmans for thy liver so it does.

Richard (of RBB) said...

Please try to make your future posts more interesting!

THE WINE GUY said...

"Please try to make your future posts more interesting!"

Which reminds me - thanks for ypr latest bass post. I had trouble sleeping but this helped.

Richard (of RBB) said...

A new post is long overdue, which is probably not a bad thing.

Richard (of RBB) said...

God! I'm sick of seeing this post! Bloody write a new one!