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German
Terms
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Kabinett
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Lowest
level of sweetness with a light body and 7.5 – 10% alcohol.
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Spätlese
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Later
picked, slightly sweet with 8.5 – 11% alcohol. Good with food.
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Auslese
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Selected
grape bunches with higher sugar. A more expensive, sweeter wine
with 8.5 – 11.5% alcohol.
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Beerenauslese
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(Dried
berry select) These berries are individually selected, dried to
the extent that they are raisin-like. Very expensive, often
$50.00 to $75.00 for a half bottle.
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Eiswein
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Wines
made from the first pressing of grapes that have frozen on the
vine.
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Trocken
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Dry
finish
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German Wines
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BERNKASTELER BADSTUDE, 2003, Kabinett-Riesling
Crisp and firm featuring apple, lemon and
melon aromas and flavors. |
26.00 |
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PIESPORTER MICHELSBERG, 2003, Graff |
21.95 |
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SCHLINK HAUS, 2002, Riesling
Our house pour available by the glass
also. |
17.95 |
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SCHLOSS JOHANNISBERGER, 2002, Metternich
The 2002 vintage was a very fine year. |
46.00 |
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WEHLENER SONNENUHR, 2003, Riesling-Kabinett, Dr.
Pauly |
29.95 |
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ZELTINGER SONNENUHR, 1999, Spätlese, Jos. Prum |
44.00 |
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German Specialty Wines
Some 20 to 40 year old German wines yield
outstanding pleasure. The wines mellow, are less sweet and flavors
of pineapples and apricots are common. |
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BERNKASTLER BADSTUDE, 1998, Eiswein
These grapes were picked while frozen on
the vine. |
half 49.00 |
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GUNDERLOCH-MESSIDOR, 2003, Beerenauslese |
half 35.00 |
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JOHANNISBERGER KLAUS, 2003, Beerenauslese, Weingot
Pritz Von Hessig |
half 59.00 |
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