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Chardonnay can be a bit of a love/hate proposition for a lot of people, but it doesn't have to be that way! On the one hand you have the big, buttery style of wines that undergo malolactic ...

Chardonnay’s richer, creamier texture can also be ramped up by implementing malolactic fermentation, a process that takes place after alcoholic fermentation that sees the sharper, racier malic ...

In the winery, the wine can go through a second malolactic fermentation, which converts malic acid to lactic, giving the wine a softer, creamier texture. But probably the biggest factor in how ...

To pick a bottle of wine can often feel like roulette, especially when wine terms like “malolactic fermentation” and “carbonic maceration” are involved. However, if you understand a few ...

Of these, few terms cause as strong reactions in both wine professionals and casual drinkers as “malolactic fermentation.” So what exactly does this complicated-sounding phrase mean ...

The house maintains a strong focus on traditional methods, avoiding malolactic fermentation, which preserves the Champagne’s fresh and crisp style. The brand survived World Wars I and II, despite ...

For this purpose, wine was sampled at the end of both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, and after 2.5- and 5-months aging. Regardless of barrel size and toasting, conventional oenological ...

Innovative wine making technologies ie. prefermentative cold maceration (PCM) and the use of selected malolactic bacteria were investigated in relation with biogenic amines production. HPLC analyses ...

It’s fermented and aged in stainless steel, without the secondary malolactic fermentation to soften its acidity and create a creamy texture. That leaves crisp orchard fruit flavors walking a ...