Botrytis contributes the unique, concentrated flavors in such wines as BA and TBA Rieslings from Germany, Sauternes from Bordeaux, Aszú from Hungary’s Tokay district and an assortment of late-harvest ...

Wine is even mentioned in Hungary’s solemn ... and the Zemplén Mountains to the northwest—also contribute to the tendency for botrytis to develop. There are 28 villages in the region, with ...

The wine is crafted from grapes affected by Botrytis cinerea, or noble rot, which causes the grapes to shrivel and concentrate their sugars in the process. While this mold may sound undesirable ...

Also known by its scientific name, Botrytis cinerea, noble rot is a beneficial mold that grows on ripe wine grapes in the vineyard under specific climatic conditions. The mold dehydrates the grapes, ...