This process, also known as acidification, involves enrichment with various acids. This is useful if the grape must has too little acidity in hot years or in climatically warm wine-growing regions. This is a frequently practised procedure in many New World countries. A particularly common method in southern countries is to blend low-acid wines with high-acid wines.
In principle, this is permitted for fresh grapes, grape must, partially...
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