What is Botrytis? Fred Scherrer shows how it affects Chardonnay.

Fred Scherrer of the Scherrer Winery discusses the impact of Botrytis cinerea, a common fungus that can ruin an entire vineyard in no time, but which also is a key to the creation of the sweet wines from Sauternes, the Loire Valley and elsewhere. This video focuses on the 2006 harvest in the Helfer Vineyard in the Russian River Valley,

In 2013, we returned to Sonoma with better cameras. Here are our newer videos on Botrytis with Fred Scherrer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzwWrzj7VHY

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