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Mould on grapes used for certain wines
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noble rot
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n. A benevolent form of the fungus (taxlink Botrytis cinerea species noshow=1) which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.
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Noble rot (; ; ; ) is the beneficial form of a grey fungus , Botrytis cinerea , affecting wine grapes . Infestation by Botrytis requires moist conditions. If the weather stays wet, the damaging form, "grey rot," can destroy crops of grapes. Grapes typically ...
Usage examples of noble rot.
He opened a bottle of Tokaji, the local tawny wine made of grapes with the noble rot, which afflicted them every few years.