How to Use malolactic in a Sentence
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Toasty flavors come from the char on the new oak barrels, but the butter on that toast comes from malolactic fermentation.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 26 July 2019
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And whether it’s put through malolactic fermentation or not, the underlying acid is the backbone of the wine.
—Paul Hodgins, latimes.com, 13 June 2019
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The non-malolactic Stags' Leap Chardonnay bristles with citrus and tart apple aromas that follow through on the palate.
—Dave Eckert, kansascity.com, 24 May 2017
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During the malolactic fermentation, the malic acid present in the wine is converted to lactic acid.
—Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 21 June 2021
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And yes, there often is a creamy element — that’s the butter — which is often the result of secondary malolactic fermentation.
—Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 27 Oct. 2017
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Red wines regular go through malolactic fermentation, a process that smooths out the wine and reduces its acidity.
—Fortune, 14 July 2019
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Surprising technical wine fact of the week: Heitz Cellar does not allow its red wines to go through malolactic fermentation!
—Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 12 Sep. 2019
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Many red wines and some white wines such as Chardonnay, Viognier or Soave undergo malolactic conversion, which adds stability to wines but may decrease the sense of freshness.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2022
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The base wines always go through malolactic fermentation, which softens the acidity.
—Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
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Lodi naysayers take note: This is a white wine that underwent full malolactic fermentation and still presents as super racy, clocking in at just 13 percent alcohol.
—Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 May 2018
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Fermentation was carried out in older French oak barrels and the wine was allowed to undergo a long and complete malolactic fermentation which lends creaminess and a silky texture.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2022
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Their lean examples do not undergo malolactic and see only neutral oak.
—Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 27 Oct. 2017
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No technical jargon was thrown around; there was nary a mention of malolactic conversion or whole-cluster fermentation.
—Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Oct. 2021
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The malolactic Ramey mentioned is a secondary fermentation that transforms tart malic acid into softer lactic acid.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 26 July 2019
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Then the whole clusters are pressed, and juice from that pressing undergoes a native yeast fermentation, followed by malolactic fermentation.
—Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
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The Private Selection was also quite nice, with more oak flavoring and richness from malolactic fermentation.
—Dave McIntyre, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2017
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Steinmetz uses malolactic fermentation, in which the tart apple taste (malic acid) is converted to softer tasting (lactic acid).
—Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2020
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Bay Malbec using carbon maceration, the same method that allows Beaujolais Nouveau to be released young, here straight after malolactic fermentation and final pressing.
—Amanda Schuster, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
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This is rich, ample California chardonnay, unadulterated by oak and made without the softening influence of malolactic fermentation, which turns firm malic acid into creamy lactic acid.
—Eric Asimov, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2018
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While many, many red wines undergo malolactic fermentation a.k.a.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 5 Aug. 2019
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