单词 | late-picked |
释义 | > as lemmaslate-picked late-picked adj. (a) designating fruit, crops, etc., picked or harvested relatively late in the season, esp. grapes picked later than the general harvest; (b) designating any of various types of wine, esp. sweet white wine, made from late-picked grapes (cf. late-harvest adj. at late adj.1 Compounds 4). ΚΠ 1784 Ann. Agric. 2 77 The late picked hops are always succeeded by far the best crop the following year. 1861 Trans. Amer. Inst. N.Y. 1860–61 250 in Docs. Assembly State N.Y. (84th Session, Doc. No. 138) VII This year the late picked apples..are about one-fourth larger than those picked early. 1938 C. B. Hutchison & S. B. Freeborn Toward Better Agric. vi. 103 Overripe grapes are comparatively low in acidity, which explains the prevalence of spoilage during fermentation of late-picked grapes. 1955 Country Life 10 Nov. 1087/3 Its German rival from the Rhine, the Johannisberg, is similarly a late-picked wine. 1999 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 28 Apr. f14 Sweet whites made from late-picked, almost overripe grapes..are just the ticket for this type of dessert. 2007 Daily Mail (Electronic ed.) 13 Jan. (Weekend section) 84 The..sweet spice and wild honey notes on this late-picked marsanne are incredible. < as lemmas |
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