Mick O’Connell: It’s the second bottle, not the sulphites, that give you the hangover

In the day job at Neighbourhood Wine, we have been running wine schools that have highlighted people’s thirst for wine knowledge, pardon the pun. Some of my favourite questions from the various sessions are below.

How do sulphites affect wine? Do they give you a hangover?

Sulphites are antimicrobial and an antioxidant. They are used in wine production but also dried fruit like raisins. In wine fermentation, an amount of sulphites is produced naturally so ...