Winemaking 101: What is Malic Acid?

What is malic acid? Winemaker Ken Pahlow of Walter Scott Wines describes malic acidity in wine grapes and how it carries over into finished wines. Paradoxically, he describes how grapes with high malic acid may actually need to have acid added in the winery.

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