# die Spätlese

die Spätlese is a German noun meaning “a late harvest, at the end of or after the normal harvesting season”. Forms: der Spätlese, die Spätlesen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Spätlese
- Plural: die Spätlesen

## Meanings

1. a late harvest, at the end of or after the normal harvesting season
2. _metonymically_ a (usually white) wine made from grapes which are purposefully harvested very late, so as to be extra sweet

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