Has anyone done an experiment in which a liter solution of water is used as a base and added enough tartaric and lactic acid (in the proportions that one would find in a wine that has undergone ML; bring the pH to say 3.5 and then measured the TA? I realize that this does not exactly duplicate a wine because of all the other trace acids, tannins, alcohol and other organic compounds but it might be an interesting experiment. One could then modify the experiment by adding some tannin, varying amounts of alcohol and flavorings, and taste and measure the results. I realize that there already are "Ideal" numbers for white and red wines but it might be interesting to see the influence of alcohol and tannins. Sounds like a good experiment for a PHD Biophysicists - are you there, Ray?
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20 years ago