The bacteria that is used in winemaking is called 'yeast' or
'wine yeast'.
Yeast are not bacteria. Yeast are used to ferment juice and make
wine. The traditional yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Bacteria is also used for the malolactic fermentation of red
wines and some whites. This is a decarboxylation of malic acid to
lactic acid. The bacteria used is Oenococcus oeni.