OnTap Magazine

O 2 SO 2 SO 2 SO 2 O 2 SO 2 SO 2 SO 2 SO 2 SO 2 2 SULPHUR DON'T BLAME IT ON THE FEATURE Since legislation demanded that the ominous words “contains sulphites” appear on the back of virtually every bottle of wine, the word sulphites has caused mass hysteria and hypochondria in wine consumers all over the world. Sulphur has since been miscast as a venomous villain: alleged giver of the infamous red wine headache, migraines, sinusitis, and more severe reactions. Bubbles Hyland unpacks the myths. CONTAINS SUPLHITES 32 | Summer 2020 | ontapmag.co.za