White wine linked to Rosacea: study

Drinking white wine may lead to red skin for certain women.

Those who sip five or more glasses of Chardonnay or other white vinos increase their risk of developing the skin condition rosacea by 49%.

Even infrequent Sauvignon sippers don’t get off scot free. One to three glasses a month raises the risk by 14%, according to the new study from Brown University.

The findings are based on 14 years of data from 82,737 women — with 4,945 cases of rosacea.

The study, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, specifically blamed white wine.

A skin condition that typically affects middle-aged women (and Steve Bannon), rosacea causes flushing and redness as well as acnelike outbreaks on the face and neck.

Red wine has previously been found to aggravate a pre-existing case of rosacea, but now white wine appears to increase the onset of it. Alcohol’s affect on immunity and blood vessels are suspected to play a role.

“It is not a causal relationship,” said lead author Wen-Qing Li, assistant professor of dermatology and epidemiology.