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Record 1 1989-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
OBS

The taste of a wine which contains excess acid and is at the same time sweet. sometimes due to the presence of mannitol and lactic acid formed by bacteria.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Dont la saveur est à la fois aigre et douce.

OBS

Saveur à la fois acide et sucrée d'un vin due à la présence d'un sucre anormal (la mannite), d'acide lactique et d'acide acétique produits par une bactérie.

Spanish

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