botrytis
noun
bo·try·tis
bō-ˈtrī-təs 
: any of a genus (Botrytis) of imperfect fungi having botryoidal conidia and including several serious plant pathogens
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Sauternes Bordeaux France Winemakers in the Sauternes region of Bordeaux allow their grapes to undergo botrytis during the fall months.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
In warm, wet weather, peonies can be infected by a fungus called botrytis that causes dark spots on leaves and stems and shrivels up buds.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024
This method is used for some of the greats like Sauternes and Tokaji and is caused by a fungus called botrytis cinerea that grows once a grape is fully ripe (this is where the term ‘botrytized wine’ comes from).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
Unaffected grapes are first harvested in September to make the base wine and other grapes stay on the vine to become inoculated with botrytis.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2023
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
In warm, wet weather, peonies can be infected by a fungus called botrytis that causes dark spots on leaves and stems and shrivels up buds.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024
This method is used for some of the greats like Sauternes and Tokaji and is caused by a fungus called botrytis cinerea that grows once a grape is fully ripe (this is where the term ‘botrytized wine’ comes from).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
Unaffected grapes are first harvested in September to make the base wine and other grapes stay on the vine to become inoculated with botrytis.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2023
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“Botrytis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botrytis. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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