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What grape variety makes classic sweet wines in Bordeaux ?
Is it SEMILLON??
Is it SEMILLON??
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From The Hamlyn Atlas of Wine - Alice King.
The Production of Sweet White wine
The grapes are left on the vines until they become shrivelled and infected by Botrytis Cinerea, a fungus known as " Noble Rot " .
A picture is then shown of Semillon grapes shrivelled and infected by Botrytis Cinerea.
From The Hamlyn Atlas of Wine - Alice King.
The Production of Sweet White wine
The grapes are left on the vines until they become shrivelled and infected by Botrytis Cinerea, a fungus known as " Noble Rot " .
A picture is then shown of Semillon grapes shrivelled and infected by Botrytis Cinerea.