"Dan Swinton" > wrote in message
...
> Will aluminum effect the wine if used in stirring? I wouldn't think so,
but
> not completely sure.

I doubt that you'd be able to measure or taste the influence of an aluminum
stirrer in your wine. Aluminum forms a passive layer very quickly when
exposed to air. That prevents it from corroding unless there is a lot of
ambient chloride ion present. Wine is very low in chloride, so I wouldn't
expect it to be a problem.

Commercial wineries ship bulk wine and juice in aluminum tanker trucks all
the time. It doesn't seem to be an issue for them - at least not for such
short term contact.

Tom S