On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 07:12:18 GMT, "Tom S" >
wrote:

>
>> >
>> >SO2 + H2O --> H2SO3 + 1/2O2 --> H2SO4
>> >
>> >Mark Lipton
>>
>> If I recall my high school chemistry correctly, the last compound in
>> the above equation is sulphuric acid, not something I would like to
>> consume in any quantity, no matter how small.
>>
>> Vino
>
>That's exactly what it is, and you drink a little of it in every glass of
>wine - including the wines made without added sulfites.
>
>It's not dangerous in the concentrations present in table wines.
>
>Look at it this way:
>Your stomach contains hydrochloric acid, at pH ~3, which is present to break
>down the food you eat into digestible liquids. You certainly wouldn't care
>to drink pool acid, but it's really the same stuff that naturally occurs in
>your stomach - just in lower concentration.
>
>The same principle applies to sulfuric acid in wine.
>
>Tom S
>
I don't doubt the validity of what you say. Sometimes (maybe most of
the time; mabe ALL of the time) it's best to ignore what happens with
the stuff we put into our stomachs and simply enjoy the pleasures
associated with its getting there.

Vino