auslesen.
/ˈaʊsleɪzə/ (Medium-)sweet wine, usually white, made (esp. in Germany) from selected late-picked bunches of grapes (an official category of German wine); a wine of this category. Cf. beerenauslese n., Spätlese n., trockenbeerenauslese n.
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1851 C. Redding Hist. Mod. Wines (ed. 3) viii. 233 Marcobrunn extends over an elevated plain between Hattenheim and Erbach, and produces also very fine wines, especially the Auslaas, which is made only in good vintages, the ripest grapes being gathered and vintaged separately.
1920 G. Saintsbury Notes on Cellar-bk. vi. 83 Despite the wonderful first taste of the great ‘Auslese’ wines, I think both Hock and Moselle best as beverage drinks.
1951 S. F. Hallgarten Rhineland Wineland 52 Sweet white wines, Spaetlesen and Auslesen, are very suitable.
1962 House & Garden Jan. 55/2 Vintage port, ausleses, and rare domaine-bottlings are bound to be things for special occasions.
1980 P. V. Price Dict. Wines & Spirits 149 Then there are the spätlese or late harvested wines; then the auslese wines, made from bunches of grapes specially selected for ripeness among those that are late picked.
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