Until fairly recently, generations of wine authorities habitually referred to the “noble” grapes, classically a group of six considered to have aristocratic potential: cabernet sauvignon ...

As wine lovers, we can’t forget Botrytis cinerea, the grey mold known as Noble Rot that under the right circumstances can affect grape bunches to create ethereally sweet wines such as Sauternes ...

Of the six, Furmint and Hárslevelű are the most susceptible to noble rot, making them the backbone of the varietal blend in ...

Sonoma-Cutrer winemaker Cara Morrison recently joined Oliver’s chef Mark Kowalkowski to talk wine, food and perfect pairings ...

Where most prestige grapes hang their hat on a single flavor ... to both warm and cool climates and is capable of making noble wines at both ends of the ripeness spectrum. Even the most brisk ...

The grapes falling prey to “Noble Rot” In regular azsú wines, botrytized grapes are collected in large baskets known as puttony and added to 136-liter barrels of base wine. The number of ...