(DallasNews) - David Meadows tries all kinds of wines.

He typically drinks one or two glasses a day, usually with his evening meal. He jokes that his wine collection is now part of his lab supplies, an "R&D expense" of sorts for his Grapevine startup.

Meadows is CEO and co-founder of PureWine, the company behind a wand-shaped filter that removes histamines and sulfites from wine. His team says these ingredients can cause unfavorable reactions for some people, such as headaches and other hangover-like symptoms.

About 10 years ago, Meadows gave up drinking wine because of what he called inconsistent side effects — headaches, nasal congestion and sometimes losing his voice. 

“I knew it wasn’t the alcohol because sometimes it would just happen with just half a glass of wine,” he said. “It wasn’t the amount. I knew it wasn’t over-consumption.”

He wasn't alone. PureWine's research says up to 75 percent of adult consumers may experience headaches, flushed skin or nasal congestion after drinking wine.