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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for botrytis