Definitions
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- noun A subcategory in the German wine labeling system; Auslese (literal meaning: "selected harvest") is the term for a late harvest wine and is a riper category than Spätlese in the Prädikatswein category of the Austrian and German wine classification. For more see Auslese
Etymologies
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Examples
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With Riesling, the wine can be a kabinett (a more basic wine that tends to be drier), spatlese ( "late harvest," and is sweeter), auslese ( "select harvest," and even sweeter) and on to beerenauslese (a late harvest dessert wine that tends to be a bit more syrupy and sweet).
Ari Bendersky: Understanding German Riesling: It's Not All Sweet 2009
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I also picked up a Selbach Oster auslese riesling, for a treat.
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"You expect Gary to know the difference between auslese and Thunderbird?"
The Silent Tower Hambly, Barbara 1986
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A spatlese or late harvest wine is somewhat sweeter and an auslese wine is sweeter yet.
The Shad Plank 2010
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I didn't try it, but a good, sweet auslese, balanced by refreshing acidity, is a wonderful thing with lamb vindaloo - and, I imagine, with a mellow curried goat.
NYT > Home Page By ERIC ASIMOV 2010
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Spätlese, like kabinett for less sugary grapes and auslese for later-picked grapes, refers only to the ripeness level.
NYT > Home Page By ERIC ASIMOV 2010
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I would never have thought to drink an auslese riesling with roasted leg of lamb, as was suggested to me once in the Mosel region of Germany.
NYT > Home Page By ERIC ASIMOV 2010
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Spätlese, like kabinett for less sugary grapes and auslese for later-picked grapes, refers only to the ripeness level.
NYT > Home Page By ERIC ASIMOV 2010
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Ari Bendersky: Understanding German Riesling: It's Not All Sweet 2009
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Ari Bendersky: Understanding German Riesling: It's Not All Sweet 2009
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