One of the icons of the wine lover is ”noble rot,” an oxymoronic term referring to a peculiarity of nature that results in the world`s greatest sweet white wines. Wines affected by noble rot, a mold, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite their bad reputation, mold, yeast, and fungus are responsible for some of the tastiest things in our lives, such as blue ...

A combination of AI and photography is helping wine makers keep their grapes free of disease. Botrytis cinerea is a fungus—also known as grey rot—which has spores that pierce and infect wine grapes, ...

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 ...

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 ...