The sound of ‘fungus attacked grapes’ spells doom to the ears of most. The image of rotting grapes in the vineyard is hardly a romantic one promising a good vintage. That is unless this fungus is the ‘Noble Rot’.
Noble rot is a beneficial form of a fungus called ‘Botrytis Cinerea’. It is challenging to have in the vineyard but when it attacks the grapes and spreads, the ‘botrytized grapes’ start a journey that ends in sweet, rare and premium wines that were once sought after and enjoyed by royalties. And while noble rot is not the only way a winery can produce sweet wines, it remains responsible for the most premium and rarest of sweet wines in the world, rocking great balance and aging ability. Read more
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