Designation for wines made from fully ripe and partly (but not necessarily) botrytised grapes that are specially selected (picked) during the grape harvest. Not only are individual grapes selected, but even individual berries are painstakingly selected by hand. There are different wine law regulations in the individual countries that allow a wine to be labelled Beerenauslese. The criteria are usually a minimum...
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