What Noble Rot Actually Is (And Why Winemakers Wait for Their Grapes to Rot)
While walking through a vineyard in Sauternes on an October morning, the grapes look wrong. That’s usually the first reaction, walking through a Sauternes vineyard in October. Shriveled, dusted grey, some of them practically collapsing in on themselves, like something went badly off. But the winemaker next to you isn’t worried. She’s been waiting for […]
