Noble Rot Content / Noble Rot Content for Öí°Ë½ä×ÊÁÏÂÛ̳°ÄÃÅ Davis en Botrytis ‘noble rot’ fungus reprograms wine grape metabolism /news/botrytis-%E2%80%98noble-rot%E2%80%99-fungus-reprograms-wine-grape-metabolism <p>For hundreds of years, the fungus <em>Botrytis cinerea</em> has been key to making the world’s finest dessert wines. Now Öí°Ë½ä×ÊÁÏÂÛ̳°ÄÃÅ Davis researchers working with Dolce Winery in the Napa Valley show how the fungus changes plant metabolism to produce new flavors and aromas in white-skinned grapes.</p> December 03, 2015 - 2:46pm IET WebDev /news/botrytis-%E2%80%98noble-rot%E2%80%99-fungus-reprograms-wine-grape-metabolism