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My Travel Photos – Noble Rot

| September 12, 2009 | 3 Comments
My Travel Photos – Noble Rot

What your seeing in this photo isn’t raisins! These are actually grapes afflicted with noble rot (Botrytis cinerea), a grey fungus that is the key factor in producing late harvested wines such as Aszú and Essencia. When carefully cultivated, it causes the grape to shrivel which concentrates and intensifies both the sugar and flavor. This photo was [...]

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