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A fungus that forms a grayish powdery mold on a variety of organic matter. It causes a number of fungal plant diseases, including chocolate spot, and is deliberately cultivated (as noble rot) on the grapes used for certain wines,
  1. A fungus that forms a grayish powdery mold on a variety of organic matter. It causes a number of fungal plant diseases, including chocolate spot, and is deliberately cultivated (as noble rot) on the grapes used for certain wines

  1. "Botrytis Cinerea", a mold or fungus that attacks grapes in humid climate conditions, causing the concentration of sugar and acid content by making grapes at a certain level of maturity shrivel. ...
  2. [bow-TRY-tiss] Also know as Edelfäule in German, or "noble rot" in English, this is the wonderful fungus (botrytis cinerea) that enables winemakers to produce astonishing dessert wines. ...
  3. Botrytis blight or gray mold is a fungus disease which infects a wide array of herbaceous annual and perennial plants. The benevolent form is known as “noble rot” and is responsible for some of the world’s finest sweet wines.
  4. A Winegeek's favorite fungus: Botrytis Cinerea ('noble rot') grows on grapes in certain areas and shrivels them up, concentrating their flavor and interacting with them chemically in beguiling ways. ...
  5. Used to describe a dessert wine style which is made from grapes infected by the mould  botrytis cinera.  The mould grows in warm, humid conditions and concentrates grape sugars.  The resulting wines often have strong apricot characters.
  6. A fungus to which grapes are prone. Often it is bad news in the vineyard where it destroys grapes, but in a few places conditions allow it to develop beneficially as "Noble Rot". Botrytis draws the water content from the grape and leaves concentrated sugary juice that makes luscious sweet wine.
  7. Also known as 'noble rot'. A fungus that attacks the skin of grapes, causing water to evaporate and thus increasing the sugar content. It is key to the production of great sweet wines such as Sauterne (from France), Trockenbeerenauslese (from Germany) and many new world 'stickies'.
  8. any of several fungal diseases that afflict plants; commonly called bacterial soft rot or gray mold.
  9. A Latin term for fungus encompassing all the rots, which can affect grapes and damage the resulting wine. In one specific form however, it does not harm the grapes and produces a lush complex sweet wine commonly called "desert wine" or "Sauternes style".
  10. A mold that attacks certain grapes to produce the most well known sweet dessert wines e.g. like Sauternes and Rieslings.
  11. Any fungi of the genus Botrytis, that is responsible for numerous diseases of fruits and vegetables. Known as "grey mold" this fungus commonly colonizes dead tissue and attacks live plants through wounds, especially under periods of prolonged high-humidity.
  12. Also called Botrytis Blight, Gray Mold and Bud Rot. A fungus which attacks African Violets, leaving the leaves and stems covered by a fuzzy, gray or brown growth. More information.
  13. (bow-try-tus) – contaminant, parasitic on plants and fruits. Rarely involved in human infection, but it is reported to be allergenic.
  14. A fungal disease promoted by cool, moist weather. Also known as gray mold or fruit rot.
  15. A mould that attacks grapes, causing them to shrivel on the vine. Can be used intentionally in the process of creating certain sweet wines, such as Sauternes and Tokay.
  16. Fungus which attacks grapes. Essential for the finest sweet whites, where the fungus ('noble rot') allows water to evaporate from the berries leading to a concentration in sugar content. Otherwise undesirable.
  17. The fungus that attacks the grape skins under specific climatic conditions. It causes the grape to become superconcentrated because it causes a natural dehydration.
  18. also called “noble rot”. A mould that is responsible for the great French Sauternes. This type of mould sits on grapes, removing water from the grape thus concentrating flavors, and sugars. Sauternes are often as sweet as late harvest and ice wines, with flavor concentrations to match. ...
  19. Also called the “noble rot”. Botrytis Cinerea, while technically a rot that can be devastating, is capable of making exquisite dessert wines by causing the grapes to dehydrate thus concentrating sugar, acid and flavor. It gives the wine a distinctive, honeyed aroma that’s unforgettable. ...
  20. The desirable rot ("Edelfaule" in German) that afflicts grapes -- particularly Riesling -- late in the harvest season, causing the grapes to dry and shrivel, concentrating the sugar in intensely sweet juice that makes memorable dessert wines. ...
  21. a mold, sometimes called ‘noble rot’ that can create delightful late harvest wines such as the famed Sauternes – a sweet, dessert wine. ...
  22. A beneficial form of Botrytis bunch rot. It is a fungus commonly referred to as "noble rot" that is unique in that it produces flavors that harmonize with the grape flavors. One of the most famous examples is the Bordelais sweet wine, Sauternes. ...
  23. (bow-try-tus) - This fungus is a parasite of plants, soft fruits and vegetables. It is also known as "gray mold". Botrytis is known to cause allergies and induce asthma attacks. ...
  24. a short form for Botrytis cinerea also known as noble rot. It is a condition encouraged to develop on the skins of grapes in Sauternes and the highest vineyards in Germany during the delayed autumn harvest. ...
  25. A benevolent fungus, Botrytis cinerea, that grows on grapes in humid conditions, shrivelling the skins and concentrating the flavour. Responsible for Noble Late Harvest, Pourriture Noble in French, Edelfaule in German, Muffa in Italian. ...