The results obtained for M. pulcherrima IFI1244 growing on natural
grape must under controlled aeration conditions are encouraging and
support the feasibility of the previously proposed strategy for alcohol
level reduction in wine (Gonzalez et al., 2013). Ethanol and acetic acid
yields, as well as the degree of sugar consumption after two days, are
compatible with the use of this or similar strains for alcohol reduction.
Interestingly, oxygen saturation was kept around 0% for most of the
time, but the percentage of glucose respired was always above 17%