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WINES OF GERMANY
The more select wines have further descriptions, thus
we have:—
Spatlese (pronounced Spaytleser), meaning "late
gathering of the grapes."
Auslese, meaning "a gathering of specially selected
bunches of grapes
Beeren-Auslese, meaning "a gathering of specially
picked berries
Trockenbeeren-Auslese, meaning "a gathering of
specially selected grapes which have been allowed
to remain on the vine until they are almost dried
up and hke raisins
Sometimes the name of the grape from which the wine
is made is included on the label, thus we have Niersteiner
Riesling.
Other terms to be found are;—
Wachstum, Gewachs—both meaning growth. This is
always followed by the name of the proprietor
of the vineyard ; or:—
Originai-Abfuilung, Kelier-Abzug, Schioss-Abzug—All
meaning "Original Bottling" by the grower in
his cellar. The equivalent of"Chateau Bottled ".
Sometimes the Fuder No. (Cask No.) or Stuck No. is
included on the label.
Another wine produced in Germany is that called
Steinwein, similar to the Rhine wines but bottled in the
"Bocksbeutel,"a container similar to the Empire Burgundy
flagon. This wine is produced from a variety of grapes
on the River Main, between the towns of Schweinfurt and
Hamburg.
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