Mike Tommasi wrote:

> Viceversa, when confronted with something that tastes sour, they will
> describe it as bitter. I recently had somebody tell me they consumed
> large amounts of citrus fruit because it is alkaline and is good for
> you, and has very low acidity, and acidity is not good for you.

Not to mention that gastric juice is far more acidic than anything
you're likely to drink. The pH of gastric juice is ~1 whereas few wines
are lower than pH 3, meaning that they are 100-fold less acidic than
what's already present in your stomach.

Mark Lipton

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