English Dictionary

noble rot

noun

A benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.

The noble rot is a type of fungus that affects grapes and is used to make sweet wines.

意味（1）

A benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.

‘You said they occasionally deliberately infect the grapes with the noble rot,’ I said.