Malolactic-fermentation Definition

noun

A form of secondary fermentation in which the malic acid in wine is converted to lactic acid, reducing the wine's sharpness.

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Malolactic-fermentation Sentence Examples

  • Avoiding any further malolactic fermentation produced a truly fruit driven style of wine with only a hint of underlying French oak support.

  • All of Luquet's wines are estate bottled and unmanipulated (with no time in oak barrels), and they normally only undergoing partial malolactic fermentation.

  • This one is a bit richer than others-they employ a little malolactic fermentation to give a rounder mouthfeel, but not overly so.

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