trockenbeerenauslesen.
/ˈtrɒkənbɛːrənˌaʊsleɪzə//ˈtrɒkənbɪərənˌaʊsleɪzə/ (A) sweet German white wine of superior quality, made from individually selected grapes affected by noble rot.
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1963 Times 8 Feb. 12/5 Beerenauslesen and Trockenbeerenauslesen. These latter terms mean, respectively, wines made from selected over-ripe single grapes and those made from over-ripe single grapes which are in effect sun-dried raisins, in a state of pourriture noble.
1964 Harper's Bazaar Nov. 146/3 I do not think a white wine, except a Trockenbeerenauslese..should be expected to last so long.
1972 W. Garner Ditto, Brother Rat! i. 5 I drank so many good wines my tastebuds stopped performing for anything less than a Trockenbeerenauslese.
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