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acetification [uh-SEE-tuh-fih-KAY-shuhn]

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The process of wine turning into vinegar, the most common cause of which is spoilage, as acetic bacteria convert ALCOHOL to ACETIC ACID and ETHYL ACETATE.

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1995 based on THE WINE LOVER'S COMPANION,
by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst.

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