Shelf knowledge
Late harvest wines can be found in most bay area wine shops and liquor stores but are rarely stocked in supermarkets. Prices start at around $10 for a 375-milliter bottle and rise to hundreds of dollars.
The sweet reward of 'noble rot'
As autumn takes hold, vintners hope to bottle those last sweet drops of liquid dessert, the patient fruit of late-harvest expectations.
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