RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The Diethylester of Pyrocarbonic Acid as a Bottled-Wine Sterilizing Agent JF American Journal of Enology and Viticulture JO Am J Enol Vitic. FD American Society for Enology and Viticulture SP 149 OP 151 DO 10.5344/ajev.1961.12.4.149 VO 12 IS 4 A1 C. S. Ough A1 J. L. Ingraham YR 1961 UL http://www.ajevonline.org/content/12/4/149.abstract AB Effectiveness of DEPC against yeast in wine has been demonstrated. The time of kill has been shown to vary with DEPC concentration but to be extremely short. Taste tests indicate there might be a very slight deleterious effect from DEPC. Probable uses for the additive are given.