For example, white-skinned grape berries, naturally infected with noble rot, have been used to produce some of the world’s highest quality dessert wines, referred to as botrytized wines. These wines ...

'Noble rot' turns furmint grapes into sweet treat. BONNIE WALKER. SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS. March 12, 2008. 2 minute read. ... Then, there is a wine grape grown in Northern Italy called tocai.

Discover the fascinating world of 'noble rot' in wine-making and the unique chromosome distribution in Botrytis and ...

As wine lovers, we can’t forget Botrytis cinerea, the grey mold known as Noble Rot that under the right circumstances can affect grape bunches to create ethereally sweet wines such as Sauternes ...

It takes six very special types of grapes to produce the sweet notes of Hungary's signature Tokaji wine, a delicacy often served with desserts.

The mold known as botrytis sneaked in with early rains, and once-pale green semillon grapes shriveled into purple, furry blobs.The phenomenon was a real headache for some grape growers.

The wine is crafted from grapes affected by Botrytis cinerea, or noble rot, which causes the grapes to shrivel and ...

On its surface, Dogfish Head’s Noble Rot is kind of off-putting. It’s a Saison-style ale brewed with fungus-infected viognier grapes. The label features a creepy nobleman and a decayed Dogfish ...