A waxiness on grapes can protect them from the fungus Samo Pauer / Alamy Stock Photo
A combination of AI and photography is helping wine makers keep their grapes free of disease.
Ģż¾±²õĢża fungusāalso known as grey rotāwhich hasĢżspores that pierce and infect wine grapes, causing them to shrivel and sweeten. It can add complexity and longevity to sweet wines, like Sauternes; in these cases it is known as āNoble Rotā.
But it is a problem for producers of dry reds, for example, causing widespread losses of harvest in many wine regionsāparticularly the…
