Can red wine make you cough?

It happens to me sometimes too. I take a sip, let out a few coughs, then I'm fine unless I take another sip. I don't think it's the wine going down that causes it, seems to be breathing in the vapors in the wine glass, which probably explains why it only happens to me when drinking red. Try not inhaling while your nose in in the glass, see if that helps, works for me.