Beerenauslese
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbeːʀənˌʔaʊ̯sleːzə]
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Noun
Beerenauslese f (genitive Beerenauslese, plural Beerenauslesen)
- 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 Prädikatswein categories the Beerenauslese is placed above Auslese and below Trockenbeerenauslese
Declension
Declension of Beerenauslese [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Beerenauslese | die | Beerenauslesen |
genitive | einer | der | Beerenauslese | der | Beerenauslesen |
dative | einer | der | Beerenauslese | den | Beerenauslesen |
accusative | eine | die | Beerenauslese | die | Beerenauslesen |
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Further reading
- “Beerenauslese” in Duden online
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