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Many of us in the industry of serving people wine could tell you that the public is generally misinformed about wine related allergies. And who’s to blame them? There isn’t exactly a ton of information available. There seems to be a lot of finger-pointing at suphites. “I can’t drink red wine because I’m allergic to sulphites” was what someone told me recently. “Well actually,... moreMany of us in the industry of serving people wine could tell you that the public is generally misinformed about wine related allergies. And who’s to blame them? There isn’t exactly a ton of information available. There seems to be a lot of finger-pointing at suphites. “I can’t drink red wine because I’m allergic to sulphites” was what someone told me recently. “Well actually, there’s generally significantly higher levels of sulphites added to white wine to keep it fresh, as it doesn’t have the antioxidant qualities of…er, ahh nevermind, I’ll be right back with that glass of Riesling.” Here’s a table of permitted SO2 levels in the EU if you’re curious. view page