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Beerenauslese
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German
thumbnail|Riesling Beerenauslese
Etymology
de :af Beere -n- Auslese
From de Beere -n- Auslese.
Pronunciation
de [ˈbeːʀənˌʔaʊ̯sleːzə]
de De-Beerenauslese.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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Beerenauslese (lit.: selected harvest of berries). A (usually white) wine made from individually picked grapes which are fully ripe and even botrytized, i.e. affected by noble rot (Edelfäule). These grapes are purposefully harvested very late, so as to be extra sweet.
a quality category in German and Austrian wine classification. Among the different de Prädikatswein categories the Beerenauslese is placed above Auslese and below de Trockenbeerenauslese
Declension
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Derived terms
de Trockenbeerenauslese
Related terms
de Auslese
See also
de Riesling
de Weißwein
de Rotwein
de Federweißer
de Tafelwein
de Landwein
de Qualitätswein
de Spätlese
de Eiswein
de Glühwein
Further reading
de Wines