Spätlese

/ (ˈʃpɛtˌleɪsə) /

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noun

a wine, usually white, produced in Germany from grapes which have been allowed to ripen for longer than usual

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Word Origin for Spätlese

C20: from German, from spät late + Lese harvest, vintage

Words nearby Spätlese

spatial frequency, spatially, spatial summation, spatiography, spatiotemporal, Spätlese, spatter, spatter cone, spatterdash, spatterdock, spatula

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