My body is very thrifty when it comes to alcohol. As mimitabby pointed out, the gene thing isn't there for me (Japanese). My body just recycle what little alcohol is in my body over and over and over. quarter of a glass of wine is more than enough for me.

Besides, its like playing Russian Roulett: sometimes I have a horrible alergic reaction and at other times none whatso ever. I break out in hives and its not from the sufites because bacon never did me in like a glass of wine, beer, hard liquor. It doesn't matter what kind of drink it is. And it is just plain miserable. Never did acquire taste for beer or hard liquor.