An expert has offered insights into why white wine gives drinkers "rage" - and then "the fear" afterwards.
Georgia Foster, a therapist specialising in tackling alcoholism, explained a theory that sulphites – used to preserve the wine – and the extra sugar content in white compared to red varieties can make the drinker become angry.
She also acknowledged white wine is typically drunk quicker than red or rosé wine, or beer, for instance.
The expert said men and women have told her stories about them picking arguments or fights with mates after drinking Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay or other types of white wine.
Ms Foster, who runs The Drink Less Mind programme, said: "White wine is generally one of the most common alcoholic drinks for women.
"The social pressure to drink white wine is part of the problem.
"Many clients have reported to me that they don't always feel like a glass of wine, but to belong, to be liked and reduce social anxiety, they fall into the white wine trap."
While a large glass of wine is 250ml in bars, a pint of beer or cider is 568ml and is much weaker in terms of alcohol volume.
Ms Foster said consumption of any alcohol, regardless of the beverage, causes the brain's "inner critic" to shut down.
"This inner voice sober can say things like 'You are more interesting after a few white wines' or 'People will think you are boring unless you drink.' This inner dialogue can trigger someone to drink when they don't want to," Ms Foster told Mail Online.
"The wine desensitises the drinker to this voice, and they can become more vocal and confident.
"It can also bring out behaviours that are unacceptable to that person when sober, such as being more flirty, aggressive and argumentative."
Tom Bourlet, a marketing manager at events company in Brighton, East Sussex, says he would drink just a single glass of white wine and fear "feeling like death" for the rest of the day.
The 35-year-old man added: "I find that, rather than the little buzz you get from booze, it often just makes me yawn virtually instantly and I find myself wanting to get home and to bed.
"Unfortunately, where I have chosen to drink wine while out with friends or colleagues, it has meant I've cut the night short.
"I stopped ordering wine a couple of years ago, but sometimes you might be sharing something on a table, and it always feels conventional for someone to order a bottle of wine for the table to be shared."
