Sunday, July 26, 2009

THE ACIDITY OF WINE


THE PRINCIPAL ACIDS FOUND IN WINE

Grapes, wine in the main fatty acids and, thus, of tartaric acid, potassium hydrogen tartrate (cream-scale), malic acid and potassium hydrogen Malate. Tartaric acid and potassium in the wine. Because hydrogen - potassium phosphate and potassium tartrate, tartaric acid and malic acid which, tartaric acid and / or malic acid is used in terms of their derivatives, alcohol, too. Tartaric acid and malic acid dependent on the relative amount and kind of where the grapes are grown can vary. For example, Burgundy, Chardonnay decent Chardonnay Napa Valley in California, which in a low concentration of malic acid is in the. Now we are back at the latest.

Volatile acid

Tartaric acid and malic acid in the form of, what they evaporate or boil hot liquor does not mean unstable. An inter-volatile acid (VA) in wine should be, the acidic acid (vinegar). Acetic acid, when the wine is in a high VA is heated to boiling. VA per-0,03-0,06% during fermentation, and is considered a normal level.

Climate: Acid vs Sugar

Malic acid and tartaric acid from grapes are developing. In the hot climate, these organic acids through chemical processes are to breathe. Therefore, the hot areas is less acidity in the grapes, grapes in cold climates. While the Napa Valley grape with low acidity as to what's hot climate, for example, CHABLIS (France) with a high acid content of grapes, with the weather is very good.

The production of acid in the production of sugar for a contrast. Sugar content of grapes with climate change,. Sugar content of grape juice, a percentage (%) Brix or sugar (24% 24 ° Brix by) is.

Small, global warming in the high sugar and low acidity level of the cold climate and low sugar content because of the very sour. CHABLIS area, very French, and the acidity of the grapes with less sugar content of a work is good. CHABLIS blood adequately enough sun and heat in the main concern. The juice of the grape sugar sugar level is entitled to the following year. In this process is known as the Chinese.

Add the sugar in wine production in California is not allowed. But the exception of tartaric acid (acid and others) with the acidity of wine.

Malolactic fermentation of role

The malolactic fermentation (MLF) is a natural acidity. MLF lactic acid and carbon dioxide in the conversion of malic acid for acid reduces. Many Europeans, the subject of the MLF and the MLF affected almost all the red wine "automatic" for. Although often difficult to prevent the red wines, many winemakers inoculate a second time for fermentation. The acidity so, CHABLIS malolactic fermentation (MLF) of acid is needed more. Less wine, the others in the malic acid in wine that MLF is not important, because as is with high malic acid. For example, in the normal white Burgundy malic acid less than Napa Valley Chardonnay. Therefore, if a white Burgundy, a little acid and alcohol have lost the character of the MLF has suffered. In contrast, California Chardonnay malic acid to lactic acid much has changed.

The problem in cool climates is too much acid whereas the problem in warm climates is too little acid.

Total acidity

U.S. total acidity (TA) on the adoption of the wine is tartaric acid. This allows the total acidity is constant, for a price. Ta was a high 1.0%. Acid and hydrochloric acid but most people in employment. Bass, for example, home alcohol tests from 0.4%, more microbial infection and is likely to decline. Red table wine of the majority of the acid is about 0.6%. White wine is usually a little more.

PH

I will not provide you with the complicated mathematical definition, but I will say that pH is a measure of a solutions acidity and is analogous to the Richter scale used to measure the intensity of earthquakes, since both scales are logarithmic. For example, wine with a pH of 3 is 10 times more acidic than a wine with a pH of 4. The thing to remember about pH is that the higher the pH, the lower the acidity, and the lower the pH, the higher the acidity. So a pH of 3.6 to reduce the acid with a pH of 4.0 with wine,. Although the content of total acidity and pH, they measure the acidity of the wine's various ways. PH a pH meter, a tool can be measured, it is fast and easy house. Where assets of the acidity of wine. When the pH of wine, like a 4.0 or more, alcohol is unstable in microorganisms is high. Inhibits the growth of microorganisms to reduce pH. Tartaric acid in California sometimes fermentation of grape juice to ensure that the PH is used in the end, some in the form of the acid during the fermentation, pH and total acidity increased, but access was lost.

TYPICAL VALUES FOR pH AND TA

A typical premium California Chardonnay has a total acidity of 0.58 grams per 100 mL (0.58%) and a pH of 3.4. It is interesting to compare these values with a total acidity of 1.10 grams per 100 mL (1.10%) and a pH of 2.91 found in a late harvest Johannisberg Riesling with 21% residual sugar. In general, high acidity of the wine is table wine in the rest of the sugar content is high. This is true for Sauternes, Alsatian SGN and German TBA wines.

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