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Botrytis Cinerea (noble rot) |
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A mold that is responsible for the character of dessert wines from Sauternes (France) and much of Germany. A naturally occurring mold that extracts water from the grapes, leaving the juice that remains sweet and highly concentrated, with a honeyed character. The climatic conditions necessary to produce botrytis are unpredictable and cannot be reproduced artificially.
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