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Botrytis cinerea

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Botrytis cinerea
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Botrytis cinerea (from the latin for "Grapes like ashes") or Botrytis, is a grey fungus that affects wine grapes. It is also called Botrytis bunch rot. The fungus gives rise to two different kinds of infections.

 


Botrytis cinereaThe cause of Noble Rot, Botrytis cinerea is a fungus which, under suitable conditions, attacks grapes on the vines, leaving them shrivelled and dehydrated.

Botrytis cinerea see noble rot.
Botrytis cinerea is a fungus that affects wine grapes. Under humid climate conditions, Botrytis cinerea attacks grapes on the vines, leaving them shrivelled and dehydrated.

Botrytis cinerea: The fungus that attacks the grape skins under specific climatic conditions (usually alternating periods of moisture and sunny weather). It causes the grape to become superconcentrated because it causes a natural dehydration.

Botrytis cinerea
A mold that attacks certain grapes, producing honeyed sweet wines like Sauternes and late-harvest Rieslings.
Bouquet
The complex of aromas that develops with age in fine wines; young wines have aroma, not bouquet.

Botrytis cinerea
A mold that thrives on certain grapes, and contributes to the characteristic honeyed sweetness of Sauternes and late-harvest Rieslings.

Botrytis cinerea
A mold produced in very particular conditions of temperature and humidity that pierces grape skins, causing dehydration. Also known as "noble rot."
Botrytised
Sweet wines made from grapes affected by botrytis cinera.

Botrytis cinerea (Noble rot):A mold that concentrates the sugar and flavor of grapes.
Bouquet: The various fragrances noted by small, created by the development of wine from the fermentation and aging process, whether in barrel or bottle.

Botrytis cinerea The Latin name for a specific strain of grape mold that, under the right climatic conditions, can have a pronounced effect on certain varieties of white grapes, ...

[edit] Botrytis cinerea See Noble rot.
An empty wine bottle.
[edit] Bottle A bottle is a small container with a neck that is narrower than the body and a "mouth.

A term for Botrytis Cinerea. The special mold that is responsible for many of the world's greatest dessert wines. It creates micro lesions in the skin of the grape, and then removes the water from inside the grape.

Botrytis cinerea is a fungal disease that can blight many species of plants, including flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Depending upon weather conditions, Botrytis can take one of two forms in grapes, one as destroyer, the other as enhancer.

ausbruchSweet Austrian wine made from overripe, medium-shriveled grapes affected by Botrytis cinerea. ausleseA term used in Germany to indicate wines grapes of very high degree of ripeness-literally, selected.

Botrytis cinerea: Scientific name for a type of grape mould that under the right climatic conditions concentrates grape sugars, resulting in sweet white wines with complex 'dried apricot' like flavours and luscious texture.

BOTRYTIS "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.

Botrytis cinerea/Noble rot
A fungus that causes results in shriveled, concentrated grapes. It has been adapted as a desireable condition for wines such as French Sauternes, German Trockenbeerenauslese, and Hungarian Tokaji.
Bottle shock ...

Botrytis cinerea fungus which causes gray rot in grapes and stimulates production of resveratrol. Bourgogne French for "Burgundy" (wine-producing region in central/eastern France). Brix a method of measuring sugar in wine.

The production of wines in these two areas is almost exclusively about sweet wines produced with grapes affected by noble rot, Botrytis Cinerea, renowned and famous everywhere in the world.

Noble Rot is a fungal infection caused by Botrytis Cinerea. Noble Rot in essence sucks water from affected grapes, producing shriveled, moldy grapes that turn your stomach to look at, and lead to some of the world's best dessert wines, ...

Rot - Caused by a mould called Botrytis cinerea, the destructive 'grey rot' attacks the grape bunches and destroys them. However, in certain circumstances, rather than ruining the grapes, the Botrytis mould can cause 'noble rot'.

These wines are produced from overripe Semillon grapes which have been affected by botrytis cinerea and are hand-picked as ready.

Also called "noble rot," Botrytis cinerea is a beneficial mold that, in just the right warm, humid circumstances, will begin to grow on the outside of grapes. As the mold sucks water from the grapes, they shrivel.

Botrytis 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.

The fungus botrytis cinerea attacks ripe grapes, causing them to shrivel and become concentrated and sweet. The juice of grapes affected with this "noble rot" is used to make some of the world's great sweet wines, including Sauternes ...

Furmint grapes have a thin skin which makes them susceptible to Botrytis Cinerea or Noble Rot, which causes the famous shrivelled Aszŭ berries with their concentrated sugars and intense flavours.

Semillon also benefits from the "noble rot," Botrytis Cinerea, which concentrates the sugars enabling production of the famous Bordeaux dessert wines: Sauternes, Cerons, and Barsac.

Or grapes whose sugar level at the time of harvest is due to Botrytis cinerea. Lees Any residue that settles out of wine after fermentation, made of grape solids or dead yeast cells.

Beerenauslese is made from overripe grapes that are hand-picked and are pressed separately from the other grapes. These grapes are fully infected with botrytis cinerea or noble rot which shrivels them. This concentrates the sugar.

See also: Botrytis, Wine, Grape, White, Region