Does grape juice ferment itself?
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Well, if it goes bad it *IS* fermenting. The two are not mutually exclusive processes, so it is not 'go bad' OR 'ferment'. If you leave out grape juice, unless you are in a completely sterile some microorganisms will inevitably fall in to the juice (or be present already) and will then feed on it …