ARGENTINA MALIC ACID
December 1st, 2004
Keith NuthallTHE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has extended until September 2005 Argentina's provisional authorisation to use the additive malic acid in wine sold into the EU. This acidity-correcting additive extracted from apples or synthetic acid is banned in EU wine making rules, but the European Commission wants a comprehensive mutual recognition agreement of oenological practices allowing its use by Argentines. Brussels proposed extending a provisional authorisation to use malic acid to encourage Buenos Aires to compromise during these long ...
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