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Spätlese
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German
thumbnail|Riesling Spätlese
Etymology
From de spät late Lese harvest. Cognate with de lesen to read, select, pick, which yields a high-quality connotation.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃpɛːtˌleːzə/
de De-Spätlese.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Spät le se
Noun
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de literally a late harvest, at the end of or after the normal harvesting season
de metonymy a (usually white) wine made from grapes which are purposefully harvested very late, so as to be extra sweet
Declension
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Related terms
de Auslese
de Beerenauslese
de Spätburgunder
de Trockenbeerenauslese
See also
de Eiswein
de Glühwein
de Federweißer
de Weißwein
de Rotwein
de Landwein
de Tafelwein
de Qualitätswein
de Riesling
de Gewürztraminer
de Spätburgunder
Further reading
de Agriculture Wine