What is Noble Rot, how does it affect your wines and which wines are impacted?
Noble rot, as you can see from the image, does not look pretty on the vine. It is a fungus called Botrytis cinerea that infects grapes left on the vine in too warm and humid conditions. These grapes are dehydrated and shriveled, but produces very concentrated sweetness. Noble rot affects Riesling, Sauvignon blanc, Chenin blanc, Sémillon and Gewürztraminer and results in very sweet tastes for these affected wines.
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