A small degree of Botrytis infection all but guaranteed in New York strawberry fields despite even the best fungicide spray ...

Also known by its scientific name, Botrytis cinerea, noble rot is a beneficial mold that grows on ripe wine grapes in the vineyard under specific climatic conditions. The mold dehydrates the grapes, ...

Wines made from these berries have a rich, complex, honeyed character and are often high in residual sugar. Botrytis contributes the unique, concentrated flavors in such wines as BA and TBA Rieslings ...

The wine is crafted from grapes affected by Botrytis cinerea, or noble rot, which causes the grapes to shrivel and ...

Hoping to avoid the gloom, the city had put up the baskets May 14. Gray mold, or botrytis cinerea, thrives in damp cool weather. “And that’s what we had for the last two weeks,” Curran said.