Just received a sample from d'Arenberg wines - yet to try. The name is

"Noble Botryotinia ****elinia"

a semillon sauvignon blanc blend.

Thought it was a joke at first but Wikipedia says
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botryotinia_****eliana

"Botryotinia ****eliana is a plant pathogen, and the causal agent of gray
mold disease.
The specific epithet was named by mycologist Heinrich Anton de Bary in honor
of another mycologist, Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold ****el.
This species is better known as its anamorph, Botrytis cinerea."

Cheers!

Martin

"Martin Field" > wrote in message
. au...
> Just received a sample from d'Arenberg wines - yet to try. The name is
>
> "Noble Botryotinia ****elinia"
>
> a semillon sauvignon blanc blend.
>
> Thought it was a joke at first but Wikipedia says
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botryotinia_****eliana
>
> "Botryotinia ****eliana is a plant pathogen, and the causal agent of gray
> mold disease.
> The specific epithet was named by mycologist Heinrich Anton de Bary in
> honor of another mycologist, Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold ****el.
> This species is better known as its anamorph, Botrytis cinerea."
>
> Cheers!
>
> Martin
PS Typo - should read "Noble Botryotinia ****eliana"

On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:24:44 +1000, "Martin Field"
> wrote:

> Just received a sample from d'Arenberg wines - yet to try. The name is
>
> "Noble Botryotinia ****elinia"
>
> a semillon sauvignon blanc blend.
>
> Thought it was a joke at first but Wikipedia says
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botryotinia_****eliana
>
> "Botryotinia ****eliana is a plant pathogen, and the causal agent of gray
> mold disease.
> The specific epithet was named by mycologist Heinrich Anton de Bary in honor
> of another mycologist, Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold ****el.
> This species is better known as its anamorph, Botrytis cinerea."


Wow! Very weird in *two* senses:

1. The ****eliana part of the name

2. The wine being named after a pathogen, rather than having a brand
name or named after its grapes or the location where it was grown.

Not only have I never heard of Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold ****el,
but I never know that Botrytis cinerea had another name.

--
Ken Blake

On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:12:35 -0700, Ken Blake >
wrote:

>On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:24:44 +1000, "Martin Field"
> wrote:
>
>> Just received a sample from d'Arenberg wines - yet to try. The name is
>>
>> "Noble Botryotinia ****elinia"
>>
>> a semillon sauvignon blanc blend.
>>
>> Thought it was a joke at first but Wikipedia says
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botryotinia_****eliana
>>
>> "Botryotinia ****eliana is a plant pathogen, and the causal agent of gray
>> mold disease.
>> The specific epithet was named by mycologist Heinrich Anton de Bary in honor
>> of another mycologist, Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold ****el.
>> This species is better known as its anamorph, Botrytis cinerea."
>
>
>Wow! Very weird in *two* senses:
>
>1. The ****eliana part of the name
>
>2. The wine being named after a pathogen, rather than having a brand
>name or named after its grapes or the location where it was grown.
>
>Not only have I never heard of Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold ****el,
>but I never know that Botrytis cinerea had another name.

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in this forum