Botrytis on a bunch of wine grapes hanging on the vine

What is Botrytis?

Ever heard of Botrytis?  Botrytized Wine? How about Tokaji, Tokay, or Sauternes? Beerenauslese or Trockenbeerenauslese? All of these words on a wine label indicate that the wine was made from grapes hosting a fungus by the name of Botrytis cinerea.  Usually when we hear about fungus on our…