Noble Rot: Also known by its scientific name, Botrytis cinerea, noble rot is a beneficial mold that grows on ripe wine grapes in the vineyard under specific climatic conditions. The mold dehydrates the grapes, leaving them shriveled and raisinlike and concentrates the sugars and flavors. Wines made from these berries have a rich, complex, honeyed character and are often high in residual sugar. Noble rot contributes the unique, concentrated flavors in such wines as BA and TBA Riesling from Germany, Sauternes from Bordeaux, Aszu from Hungary’s Tokay district and an assortment of late-harvest wines from other regions.

贵腐霉：学名也叫灰葡萄孢菌。贵腐霉是在特定气候下生长于成熟酿酒葡萄上的一种有益霉菌。这种霉菌使葡萄脱水，像葡萄干一样枯萎，进而浓缩糖份和风味。由这种葡萄生产的葡萄酒有一种丰富，复杂，蜂蜜般的特性，通常残糖量高。贵腐霉为葡萄酒增添了一种独特，浓郁的味道，比如德国的 BA 和 TBA 雷司令，波尔多的 Sauternes， 匈牙利托卡伊产区的 ASZU 和来自其他产区的晚收型甜葡萄酒。