What is noble rot?
Noble Hnic, known scientifically as botrytis cinerea , is a sponge that is to grow on certain grapes to produce sweet or dessert wine. In particular, most of Sauternes, desserts and some Muscat wines use the introduction of noble rot on grapes designed for sweet wines. Noble Rot's name is a translation of the French name Pourriture noble , but there is proof that this beneficial fungus was probably discovered by accident in the area of Tokaji in Hungary.
You generally avoid molds or mushrooms on grapes. After the Turks attacked Hungary in the mid -17th century, Abbott Maté Szepsi tried to save the decaying harvesting of grapes for wine. If you produce any type of standard wine, it is not desirable to break up grapes. The result was sweet and complex wine. As unintentionally delayed. Again, this fungus was formed on grapes, the grapes were made for wine and people argued about the results. However, neither the Austrians nor the Germans can be attributed intentionally by the Botra's introductionTis to grapes. The French Chateau D'Aquem could be the first to raise rot for the production of sweet wine.
Noble Rot grows best in a slightly humid climate. Grapes grown for dessert wine can be strategically planted near rivers or lakes, or at any point where a cold, foggy in the morning recedes with a sunny afternoon. Once the botrytis starts to grow on the grapes, the necessary heat is necessary to dry the grapes so that they are protected from decline in.
Because the grapes are rotting and dried on the outside, a considerable effort to produce a sufficient amount of juice on the bottle is needed. This explains the reason for the price on some botrystick of rotten wines, such as Sauternes. For some of the best Sauternes in the world, you can expect to pay over $ 100 (USD) for some of the best Sauternes, as wine can be incredibly expensive to produce. Grapes may be necessary many timesPress and wine may need to be stored longer to form fermentation, because the sugar content in the juice means that the yeast has added to the wine to create "alcohol". Cheaper Sauternes and Rieslings can achieve a fermentation process faster by heating wine and destroying some botrytis.
Some wines full, because the wines of late harvest are also trying to use noble rot for their advantage. Gewürztraminer German grapes have become famous in the US - especially in northern California in the Navarro winery in Philo - for the noble rot of the late harvest, which has notes of berries, honey and peaches. Other wines from late harvest do not depend on Botrytis, but only on too ripe grapes to produce sweet wine.
As well as the winery, searching for some grapes caused the conditions of noble rot, they are equally eager to avoid others. In vague or vague conditions, grapes can be sprayed with antifungals to prevent the development of botrytis. LateBenses of rains can mean several spraying to prevent the destruction of grape harvesting for standard wines.