Beerenauslese
English translation: overripe berries
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| 12:53 Oct 24, 2002 |
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|  Selected response from: Kim Metzger Mexico Local time: 19:42 | ||||||
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| 5 +1 | Beerenauslese |
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| 4 +1 | overripe berries |
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| 4 | special late harvest |
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| 4 | Beerenauslese |
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special late harvest Explanation: is what I've seen on South African bottles |
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5 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Beerenauslese Explanation: i.e. don't translate it. Anyone who knows their German wines will know what this means - an (expensive) wine made from selected overripe grapes. |
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5 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1overripe berries Explanation: Beerenauslese (BA) - harvest of individually-selected, overripe berries. Remarkably rich, sweet dessert wines, or to be enjoyed by themselves. Effected by botrytis berries have a high concentration of sugar. Reference: http://www.germanwine.de/english/guide/germanbeerenauslesewi... |
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6 mins confidence:
Beerenauslese Explanation: I would leave it as is - this is a particular expression used in Germany and Austria and to my knowledge well known in English speaking countries |
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