Auslese

American

[ous-ley-zuh] / ˈaʊs leɪ zə /

noun

(often lowercase) a wine made in Germany from carefully selected ripe grapes.

Auslese British

/ ˈausˌleɪsə /

noun

a white wine, usually sweet, produced in Germany from individually selected bunches of very ripe grapes

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Etymology

Origin of Auslese

< German: literally, selection

Example Sentences

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The lesson of the Auslese experience was clear: Implausible combinations can be good if you have the opportunity to see for yourself.

From New York Times • May 19, 2022

I often have "Auslese trocken" - often the best Riesling to get at.

From New York Times • May 3, 2018

German sweat Rieslings -- Spätlese, Auslese, Trockenbeerenauslese -- are an entirely different class of wines from the Alsatian dry Riesling.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2017

No force-feeding is needed: Die Neue Zeitung, a thrice-weekly paper; Heute, a picture magazine; Der Monat, a political monthly; and Neue Auslese, a cultural digest, all sell like piping-hot Kartoffelpuffer.

From Time Magazine Archive

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