Definition of Trockenbeerenauslese in English:
Trockenbeerenauslese
nounˈtrɔknbeːrənˌaʊsleːzəˈtrɒk(ə)nˌbɛːr(ə)nˌaʊslɛɪzəˌträkənˌberənˈouslāzə
mass nounA sweet German white wine made from selected individual grapes picked later than the general harvest and affected by noble rot.
Example sentencesExamples
- Both Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese have a thick honey-sweet quality through botrytis influence.
- In the dessert wine category there is Beerenauslese and the even sweeter Trockenbeerenauslese.
- Great sweetness and finesse combine in Auslese and Trockenbeerenauslese wines produced from grapes that have been attacked by Botrytis cinerea that has developed into noble rot.
- The fermentation of an Ausbruch may cease after three months, whereas a Trockenbeerenauslese can ferment for over a year.
- The botrytis mould contributes to the unique flavours of wines such as Sauternes from Bordeaux, Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese Riesling from Germany, and an array of late-harvest wines from other regions.
Origin
German, from trocken 'dry' + Beerenauslese.
Definition of Trockenbeerenauslese in US English:
Trockenbeerenauslese
nounˌträkənˌberənˈouslāzə
A sweet German white wine made from selected individual grapes picked later than the general harvest and affected by noble rot.
Example sentencesExamples
- Great sweetness and finesse combine in Auslese and Trockenbeerenauslese wines produced from grapes that have been attacked by Botrytis cinerea that has developed into noble rot.
- Both Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese have a thick honey-sweet quality through botrytis influence.
- The fermentation of an Ausbruch may cease after three months, whereas a Trockenbeerenauslese can ferment for over a year.
- The botrytis mould contributes to the unique flavours of wines such as Sauternes from Bordeaux, Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese Riesling from Germany, and an array of late-harvest wines from other regions.
- In the dessert wine category there is Beerenauslese and the even sweeter Trockenbeerenauslese.
Origin
German, from trocken ‘dry’ + Beerenauslese.