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        1.  PureWine™                       in all wines as a preservative, to prevent   If you want to get back to simply en-
           Most of us look forward to that glass   oxidation.                    joying your favorite wine, go to
        of wine when relaxing and kicking back,   Histamines (a kind of biogenic amine)   https://drinkpurewine.com/ and orders
        but many of us resist the urge due to the   are chemicals made by our immune sys-  your supply today.
        aftereffects that it often causes. PureWine™   tems. They are also found in many foods
        has solved this problem. After two years of   and beverages. The histamines in our   2.  Amalli Talli
        research by founders Dr. David Meadows   bodies provide important benefits such as   Clothing for Tall Women
        and his son Derek, they came up with the   fighting infections or regulating sleep. The   We were absolutely thrilled when we
        solution.                           histamines found in foods, and beverages   heard about this company. We love it when
           In 2016, the duo launched the first   are very common. Histamines are especially   women start businesses to help fill a need,
        PureWine™ product, The Wand™, for a   prevalent in food/drink that is aged or fer-  and that is exactly what these two sisters
        glass of wine, followed in mid-2018 by The   mented, such as cured meats, aged cheeses   did. Amy and Alli, two former collegiate
        Wave™ for a bottle of wine.         or fermented beer, ale and wine; histamines   volleyball players, struggled their entire
           These two unique filtration systems   are also in common items such as mustard   life in search of stylish clothing that would
        eliminate histamines and sulfites, the   and ketchup, peppers or shellfish. These   meet their needs. Amy, 6’4” and Alli, 5’10”
        culprits causing headaches, skin flush,   consumable histamines combine with the   found that their height made it difficult
        congestion, runny nose/sneezing, stomach   histamines produced in our bodies and can   to buy clothes that made them feel and
        distress and hangovers. These products   trigger allergic responses in many.  look good. Even though they were both
        accomplish this without altering the flavor   With wine, there are histamine precur-  considered tall, even though there was
        of your delicious reds and whites.   sors found in the skin of grapes. The hista-  a 6” difference between the two women.
           PureWine™ offers The Wand™ and The   mines are then formed when wine grapes   With different proportions, even clothing
        Wave™. The Wand™ is used by swishing it   are fermented.                 advertised as tall made neither woman feel
        around in your single glass of wine, while   As a rule of thumb, the thicker the   the way they wanted. Amalli Talli (yes, a
        the Wave™ is a filtration system that gets   skin of a wine grape – including varietals   combination of their two names) was born,
        placed on the top of the wine bottle allow-  such as cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah,   fueled with the mission of helping ensure
        ing the wine to be filtered as it is poured.  sangiovese or tempranillo – the more likely   tall girls and women would love the body
           Not only do they solve the problem,   individuals with histamine sensitivity will   they are in. Their focus was to promote a
        but these miracle Wands™ have now been   experience wine allergies.      healthy self-confidence through stylish
        redesigned to include a wine charm at the   The Wand™ and The Wave™ are the first   clothing that fits.
        end of each one. When you have finished   products available that remove the four   As Amy states, “We have always had
        stirring your wine, twist off the charm and   kinds of histamines found in wine that   a theory - and that theory was that if tall
        attach it to your glass, so you never lose   cause allergic reactions. They hold a range   girls had access to stylish clothing with a fit
        track of it again.                  of patents based on selectively removing   that truly met their needs, it would have a
           Not everyone suffers from wine   these histamines and sulfites from wine   profound impact on how they viewed their
        allergies, which are caused by your body’s   without altering any of the remaining   bodies and their self-confidence.”
        reactions to histamines and sulfites. Both   components of wine (tannins, antioxidants,   Amalli Talli built a brand and a clothing
        histamines and sulfites are naturally   etc,) that give wine its characteristic taste,   line that recognizes that not all tall women
        occurring in wine; sulfites are also added   aroma and color.            have the same proportions, they therefore

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