Lactose, Lactic acid, Lactase, or the Lac(k) Thereof (and why wine is still okay)
Lactose, Lactic acid, Lactase, or the Lac(k) Thereof (and why wine is still okay)
May 28, 2011 6
Some time ago, an inquisitive mind inquired of me as to whether being lactose intolerant could affect the sufferer’s tolerance of wine that has undergone malolactic fermentation. Fair question. “Lactose” and “lactic” are obviously related, and thinking about an intolerance to the “lactic” in wine is a sensible leap with everyone and their brother speculating over what causes wine headaches and the like
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