Auslese
See also: auslese
German
Riesling Auslese
Etymology
aus (“out of”) + Lese (“harvest”) (obviously cognate with lesen (“to read, select, pick”), which yields a high-quality connotation)
Pronunciation
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Noun
Auslese f (genitive Auslese, plural Auslesen)
- 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
Declension of Auslese
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Auslese | die | Auslesen |
| genitive | einer | der | Auslese | der | Auslesen |
| dative | einer | der | Auslese | den | Auslesen |
| accusative | eine | die | Auslese | die | Auslesen |
Synonyms
- Auswahl (1.)
Related terms
- Nachlese
- Spätlese
- Beerenauslese
- Trockenbeerenauslese
- Blütenlese
See also
- Eiswein
- Glühwein
- Weißwein
- Rotwein
- Federweißer
- Landwein
- Tafelwein
- Qualitätswein
- Riesling
Further reading
- Auslese in Duden online
- Auslese in DWDS (Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache)