Definition of Spatlese

1. a late harvest [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spatlese

spatium intercostale
spatium interglobulare
spatium lateropharyngeum
spatium perichoroideale
spatium perilymphaticum
spatium peripharyngeum
spatium retroinguinale
spatium retroperitoneale
spatium retropharyngeum
spatium subdurale
spatlese (current term)
spatleses
spats
spatted
spattee
spattees
spatter
spatter-dock
spatterdashed
spatterdashes
spatterdock
spatterdocks
spattered
spattering
spatters

Literary usage of Spatlese

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Where the Great German Wines Grow: A Guide to the Leading Vineyards by Hans Ambrosi (1976)
"The wine world benefited greatly from the accidental discovery in 1755 of noble rot (Botrytis cinerea) and spatlese. The equestrian statue of the spatlese ..."

2. The Rhineland by Walter Marsden (1973)
"When grapes have ripened longer than usual they are made into spatlese wine. Bunches selected with special care from these late-harvested vines yield ..."

3. Waiter, There's a Horse in My Wine: A Treasury of Entertainment, Exploration by Jennifer "Chotzi" Rosen (2005)
"Start with the legal stuff, long Teutonic words denoting village, vineyard and region, as well as words like Kabinett, spatlese and Auslese, ..."

4. Apocalypse Prophesied: From Eden to New Jerusalem: God's Plan for Humanity by Herbert R. Stollorz (2006)
"This is called the spatlese in German, meaning "the later and sweeter harvest." This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with ..."

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