Spätlese
German
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Etymology
[edit]From spät (“late”) + Lese (“harvest”). Cognate with lesen (“to read, select, pick”), which yields a high-quality connotation.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Spätlese f (genitive Spätlese, plural Spätlesen)
- (literally) a late harvest, at the end of or after the normal harvesting season
- (metonymically) a (usually white) wine made from grapes which are purposefully harvested very late, so as to be extra sweet
Declension
[edit]Declension of Spätlese [feminine]
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- Eiswein
- Glühwein
- Federweißer
- Weißwein
- Rotwein
- Landwein
- Tafelwein
- Qualitätswein
- Riesling
- Gewürztraminer
- Spätburgunder