Many people assume that when a wine oxidizes, it turns to vinegar. Actually, the wine takes on a nutty flavor. Thanks to pasteurization, wine very rarely turns to vinegar.
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) was the great French scientist whose work has saved millions of lives. He made so many famous discoveries (ex: the rabies and anthrax vaccines, inoculation for smallpox, the 'Pasteurization' process) that he was able to build an institute in Paris for research, teaching, and treating diseases. Inaugurated in 1888, the Pasteur Institute ranks as one of the foremost research centers in the world.
