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(wine) Describing a type of fermentation in which malic acid is converted into lactic acid.
The yeast seems to take up some of the malolactic bug by-products, especially diacetyl, and therefore reduces that butterscotchy aroma.
Use malolactic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Malolactic means (wine) Describing a type of fermentation in which malic acid is converted into lactic acid.
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The yeast seems to take up some of the malolactic bug by-products, especially diacetyl, and therefore reduces that butterscotchy aroma.
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