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Auslese
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auslese
German
thumbnail|Riesling Auslese
Etymology
de aus out of Lese harvest (obviously cognate with de lesen to read, select, pick, which yields a high-quality connotation)
Pronunciation
de /ˈaʊsˌleːzə/
de De-Auslese.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
selection, choice, pick
Auslese (lit.: selected harvest). A (usually white) wine made from selected grapes which are fully ripe or even botrytized and purposefully harvested very late, so as to be extra sweet.
a quality category in German wine classification
Declension
f
Synonyms
de Auswahl (1.)
Related terms
de Nachlese
de Spätlese
de Beerenauslese
de Trockenbeerenauslese
de Blütenlese
See also
de Eiswein
de Glühwein
de Weißwein
de Rotwein
de Federweißer
de Landwein
de Tafelwein
de Qualitätswein
de Riesling
Further reading
de Wine