{"id":863,"date":"2009-12-29T15:39:53","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T23:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wineintheshower.com\/?page_id=863"},"modified":"2009-12-30T10:15:14","modified_gmt":"2009-12-30T18:15:14","slug":"sorbate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/docker.vsl:8080\/index.php\/winemaking-definitions\/sorbate\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorbate"},"content":{"rendered":"
Potassium sorbate is used to inhibit molds and yeasts from growing in wine.\u00a0 It acts as a preservative as well as a stabilizing agent.\u00a0 It is generally added after fermentation has completed, or is added to sweetened wines to stop fermentation.\u00a0 Sorbate should not<\/span> be used in any wine that might be exposed to malolactic bacteria<\/a>;\u00a0 these bacteria will convert sorbate into hexanedienol (geraniol), a compound with the strong odor of geraniums.<\/p>\n