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Inside Wine: When Rot Is Noble

Botrytis is crucial to producing some of the greatest sweet wines in the world

By Daniel Sogg

For red-wine makers, Botrytis cinerea is simply rot, a nasty fungal infestation with potentially disastrous consequences. But for estates making dessert wines in regions such as Germany and France's Sauternes.....

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