die Beerenauslese
[ˈbeːʀənˌʔaʊ̯sleːzə]
Beerenauslese. A wine made from individually picked grapes which are fully ripe and even botrytized, i.e. affected by noble rot. 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
- genitive
- der Beerenauslese
- plural
- die Beerenauslesen
- built from
- Beeren + Auslese
Meanings
- 1
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
- 2
a quality category in German and Austrian wine classification. Among the different Prädikatswein categories the Beerenauslese is placed above Auslese and below Trockenbeerenauslese
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieBeerenauslese | dieBeerenauslesen |
| accusative | dieBeerenauslese | dieBeerenauslesen |
| dative | derBeerenauslese | denBeerenauslesen |
| genitive | derBeerenauslese | derBeerenauslesen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.