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

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.
Related Links: aigre, brettanomyces, mycoderma
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