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Luxuswein

A term commonly used in Switzerland for a naturally sweet wine with more than 13% alcohol by volume. It corresponds to a Spätlese; see there.

Late Harvest

Quality designation for a wine that is used in some Central European countries. In Austria and Germany, this is a Prädikat wine level. Some countries claim the "invention" of the late harvest for themselves, including Germany in the Rheingau, which is described in the legendary tale of the late harvest rider (pictures left and centre), France at the famous Château d'Yquem and Hungary with Tokaj.

Spätlese - Spätlesereiter, Flasche Spätlese Schloss Johannisberg, Weintraube

Today, such wines are associated less with the fact of a late harvest than with a minimum...
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