Histamine-Free Wine?
Histamine-sensitive persons are often told either to avoid wine, especially red wine, entirely, or to enjoy “histamine-free” wines only. So the crucial question is, whether or not such wines exist indeed.
What is a “Histamine-free” Wine?
The wine analysis required for the official approval of German quality wines does not include an analysis of the histamine content.
Furthermore the German (wine) law unfortunately does not provide a definition for “histamine-free” or “low histamine” wines. On the contrary, according to an EU regulation, these terms are not allowed to use in the description of alcoholic beverages at all.
Special Histamine Analysis of Wine
Several wines of our assortment have been analysed for their content of histamines. For each analysed wine a data sheet (in German) is available to download.
The following wines have been analysed:
Histamine-Analysed White Wines
- 2021 Chardonnay Dry, Histamine-Certified
fresh + fruity white wine
Content of histamines: 0.088 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2022 Green Silvaner, Histamine-Certified
white wine, mild acidity
Content of histamines: 0.030 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2021 Pinot Blanc Dry, Histamine-Certified
fruity white wine
Content of histamines: 0.091 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2021 Riesling Dry, Histamine-Certified
elegant white wine
Content of histamines: < 0.01 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2021 Sauvignon Blanc Off-Dry, Histamine-Certified
spicy white wine
Content of histamines: 0.019 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2017 Moscato Giallo Off-Dry, Histamine-Certified
aromatic white wine
Content of histamines: 0.250 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2022 Pinot Gris Off-Dry, Histamine-Certified
substantial white wine
Content of histamines: < 0.01 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2021 Riesling «S» Off-Dry, Histamine-Certified
elegant white wine
Content of histamines: 0.056 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2021 Gewuerztraminer «S», Histamine-Certified – Sweet
spicy + sweet white wine
Content of histamines: 0.098 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2021 Huxel «S», Histamine-Certified – Sweet
very fruity + sweet white wine
Content of histamines: < 0.01 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Histamine-Certified – Sweet
White wine
Content of histamines: 0.025 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2015 Huxel Trockenbeerenauslese, Histamine-Certified – Dessert Wine
Sweet white dessert wine
Double Gold Medal CWSA 2016
Silver Medal AWC Vienna 2016
Content of histamines: 0.104 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2019 Sieger + Ortega Beerenauslese, Histamine-Certified – Dessert Wine
Sweet white dessert wine
Content of histamines: < 0.01 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine
Histamine-Analysed Rosé Wines
Histamine-Analysed Red Wines
- 2018 Fuchs Cuvée «J» Dry, Histamine-Certified
powerful red wine
Content of histamines: 0.099 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2022 Pinot Noir Dry, Histamine-Certified
full-bodied red wine
Content of histamines: 0.032 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2020 Dornfelder Dry, Histamine-Certified
powerful red wine, histamine-certified
Content of histamines: 0.170 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2019 Fuchs Barrique Red Wine Dry, Histamine-Certified
Red wine
Content of histamines: 0.212 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2021 Fuchs Red Wine Off-Dry, Histamine-Certified
powerful, not too dry red wine
Content of histamines: 0.088 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2022 Merlot off-dry, Histamine-Certified
Fruity red wine
Content of histamines: 0.074 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2020 Dornfelder, Histamine-Certified – Sweet
sweet + fruity, very dark red wine
Content of histamines: 0.086 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2022 Dunkelfelder, Histamine-Certified – Sweet
fruity + sweet red wine
Content of histamines: 0.062 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2021 Pinot Noir, Histamine-Certified – Sweet
velvety + fruity red wine
Content of histamines: 0.094 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2018 Fuchs Extra Regent, Histamine-Certified – Dessert Wine
Very fruity and sweet red dessert wine
Content of histamines: 0.155 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine - 2022 Moscato Rosa, Histamine-Certified – Dessert Wine
very fruity + sweet red wine
Content of histamines: 0.032 mg/l
Download analysis of this white wine
Histamine-Analysed Champagne/Sparkling Wine
Histamine-Free, Non-Alcoholic, Sparkling like Champagne
Histamine-Free Verjuice* (Sour Grape Juice)
* Verjuice is a fruity and aromatic alternative to vinegar – vegan.
Is the Taste of Histamine-Analysed Wines Different?
No, certainly not! The taste of wines depends on many different factors such as the ripeness of the grapes, the processing in the cellar. These are the essential reasons of the development of each wine’s flavour, sweetness and acidity.
The success of our wines – among which are several histamine-analysed wines – in international competitions provides clear evidence, that the “lack” of histamines is of no consequence at all for their taste.
Why are there Histamines in some Wines?
Whether or not a wine develops histamines can have many reasons such as the quality of the grapes and the further processing in the cellar. Only if really all qualifications are entirely fulfilled, a wine can contain no or only a low quantity of histamines.
Due to these reasons it is unfortunately impossible to produce any wine from any vintage containing no or low histamines.
Avoiding Histamines instead of Extraction
Other winemakers might do it differently – we do not extract any histamines, neither by fining, filtering or any other processes.
To produce wines of low histamine content, it is our goal to harvest histamine-free grapes and to entirely avoid the development of histamines while processing them.
Wines containing histamines – be it due to their grapes or because they naturally developed them during fermentation – we leave unaltered. They are not suitable for histamine intolerant persons.