"mdginzo" > wrote in message
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>I would like to age a Sauv Blanc I am planning on making in steel like
> the New Zealand Nobilo Icon. I just have a few quetions about it:
>
> 1. What does aging in steel actually do for the wine? I understand
> that aging in oak adds the flavor of the charred oak, but steel cannot
> add flavor, can it?
>
> 2. What kind of container should I use? is a stainless steel beer keg
> good enough?
>
> 3. Aging this way, is a year too much before bottling?

I do not know what it may add to the wine, but I can tell from the after
taste if a wine was aged in metal. It is kind of like drinking a Tab, it
tastes ok until you stop drinking then yak.