This cluster of naturally white-skinned grapes shows initial symptoms of "noble rot" infection, as the white grape berries turn pink. For hundreds of years, the fungus Botrytis cinerea has been key to ...

France cut its outlook for wine production for a fourth time after botrytis rot due to wet weather caused grape losses in Bordeaux and Burgundy, adding to damage from poor flowering and summer ...

These shriveled, mold covered grapes are infected with botrytis, which grows after the first fall rains. Photo credit: Mary Orlin/Bay Area News Group These shriveled, mold covered grapes are infected ...

Small but mighty, a beneficial microbe called Muscodor albus may help protect fresh grapes from troublesome gray mold. Experiments conducted over the past several years by Agricultural Research ...

The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness has not proved true for grapegrowers in Padthaway in South Australia. Driving into the area, the eye is caught by lines of golden vines, their leaves caught ...

While Botrytis is the most destructive plant pathogen in grapes, powdery mildew is also a persistent U.S. vineyard threat. Mevalone is a formidable tool to assist growers in their fight against both ...

On its surface, Dogfish Head’s Noble Rot is kind of off-putting. It’s a Saison-style ale brewed with fungus-infected viognier grapes. The label features a creepy nobleman and a decayed Dogfish Head ...

Sweet wines can be informally categorized by the way they're produced. The key is to increase the sugar level. Most grape sugar converts to alcohol during fermentation. What's left is residual sugar ...

TWO OF THE sweetest wines in the world are being made by one of Washington’s pioneer wineries. Kiona Vineyards & Winery on Red Mountain has long made an ice wine from chenin blanc, and now it has ...