Thanks to Howie for pointing out this article on MSNBC ...
Gadget may stave off wine headaches
<b>Researchers say device detects chemicals that can cause pain</b>
BERKELEY, Calif. - The effects are all too familiar: a fancy dinner, some fine wine and then, a few hours later, a racing heart and a pounding headache.
But a device developed by University of California, Berkeley, researchers could help avoid the dreaded "red wine headache."
Chemists working with NASA-funded technology designed to find life on Mars have created a device they say can easily detect chemicals that many scientists believe can turn wine and other beloved indulgences into ingredients for agony.
The chemicals, called biogenic amines, occur naturally in a wide variety of aged, pickled and fermented foods prized by gourmet palates, including wine, chocolate, cheese, olives, nuts and cured meats.
<b>The story goes on</b> to describe a device that tests for levels of amines in beverages and suggests this information be listed on the label.
Might be. I'm not convinced, though, that over-indulgence headaches aren't more easily explained by the alcohol ...