Wine Word of the Week: Malolactic fermentation
This week?s Wine Word of the Week is malolactic fermentation. Official definition from Jancis Robinson?s The Oxford Companion to Wine: Malolactic fermentation is the conversion of stronger malic acid naturally present in new wine into lactic acid (which has lower acidity) and carbon dioxide. ?. It is accomplished by lactic acid bacteria, which are naturally [...]
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