English winemaking term
How to pronounce Noble rot
Noble rot is pronounced NOH-bul ROT. The main stress falls on ROT.
NOH-bul ROT
What is Noble rot?
The beneficial form of the Botrytis cinerea fungus that develops on ripe grapes under specific conditions of alternating humidity and dry warmth. It perforates grape skins, causing water evaporation that concentrates sugars, acids, and glycerol while adding distinctive honey, apricot, and ginger flavors essential to great dessert wines.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as NOH-bul ROHT.
The o in rot is short like in hot, not the long o of German rot: NOH-bul ROT.
Often heard as noh-BEL ROT.
Stress the first syllable of noble and keep -ble a quick bul, not like Nobel: NOH-bul ROT.
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