A small degree of Botrytis infection all but guaranteed in New York strawberry fields despite even the best fungicide spray ...

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 ...

Hoping to avoid the gloom, the city had put up the baskets May 14. Gray mold, or botrytis cinerea, thrives in damp cool weather. “And that’s what we had for the last two weeks,” Curran said.

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, ...