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Offline thaefathan

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Wine
« on: February 28, 2011, 05:07:54 AM »
Hi,
 What is the mechanism of wine going sour after the bottle has been opened?  I'm guessing it's oxidation of EtOH to MeCOOH, but what exactly causes this?
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Re: Wine
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2011, 06:11:17 AM »
This is caused by some bacteria: acetic acid bacteria.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetic_acid_bacteria
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