German

Riesling Auslese

Noun

Auslese f ‎(genitive Auslese, plural Auslesen)

1. selection, choice, pick
2. 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.
3. A quality category in German wine classification.

Declension

Synonyms

• Auswahl (1.)

Related terms

• Spätlese
• Beerenauslese
• Trockenbeerenauslese

See also

• Eiswein
• Glühwein
• Weißwein
• Rotwein
• Federweißer
• Landwein
• Tafelwein
• Qualitätswein
• Riesling

English

Noun

auslese ‎(countable and uncountable, plural ausleses or auslesen)

1. A sweet wine, especially from Germany, made from late harvest grapes; specifically, a wine from the German official Auslese category.