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Malolactic conversion, sometime called Malolactic fermentation, is a bacterial transformation (not a fermentation) that can take place in the wine making process. And, wine makers must decide if they want this conversion to occur in their wine. To g...
The flavors in wine come from three things - the grapes, fermentation and aging. We’ve explored the flavors from the juice of the grape, the flavors from the grape skins, seeds and stems and we’ve seen that the yeast can affect flavors during ferment...
Having just examined light bodied white wines and spent a bit of time on Chardonnay, it’s time to look into some other white wines that are in the medium body and full body category. These are going to have bigger, fuller flavors than those of the li...
Light bodied white wines are a great place to start when learning about and tasting wines. They are fresh and crisp with bright fruit flavors and high acidity. So the next step up is into medium bodied and full bodied whites. As I have been resear...