🏷️ Beerenauslese
Prädikat level of German and Austrian wine from noble-rotted or overripe berries; hand-picked in Germany, at least 25° KMW in Austria.
Beerenauslese (German for berry selection) is a Prädikatswein level in German and Austrian wine law, above Auslese.
Germany (Weingesetz, §§ 17 and 20): only noble-rotted or at least overripe berries may be used, they must be harvested by hand, and the wine may not be enriched. It must have at least 5.5% vol of actual alcohol and carries an official test number.
Austria (Weingesetz 2009, § 11): Beerenauslese is wine from the juice of overripe or noble-rotted berries with a must weight of at least 25° KMW. It may not be enriched or sweetened, its volatile acidity may not exceed 2.4 g/l, and it may be submitted for the state test number from 1 April of the year after the harvest.
How it connects to Wine
🏷️ Beerenauslese → applies in → 🗺️ German wine → kind of → 🗺️ Wines of Europe → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- How it is made
- 🍷 Noble rot
- Part of
- 🏷️ Prädikatswein
- Where it applies
- 🗺️ German wine, 🗺️ Austrian wine
- Similar and different
- 🏷️ Prädikatswein, 🏷️ Auslese, 🏷️ Trockenbeerenauslese, 🍷 Noble rot, 🏷️ Eiswein
Frequently asked questions
What is Beerenauslese?
A Prädikatswein level for wine from noble-rotted or overripe berries (Germany) or from the juice of such berries with at least 25° KMW (Austria).
What must weight does Beerenauslese need in Austria?
At least 25° KMW (Weingesetz 2009, § 11).
Must Beerenauslese be picked by hand?
In Germany, yes: the harvest must be picked by hand (Weingesetz, § 20).
Guides
What to read next
- 🗺️ German wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 🍷 Noble rot — A beneficial form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea on ripe berries: the skin becomes permeable, water evaporates and the juice concentrates several times over.
- 🏷️ Trockenbeerenauslese — Prädikat level of German and Austrian wine from largely shrivelled noble-rotted berries; hand-picked in Germany, at least 30° KMW in Austria.
- 🏷️ Eiswein — A Prädikatswein level: wine from grapes frozen on the vine.
Similar
🏷️ Trockenbeerenauslese · 🏷️ Spätlese · 🏷️ Eiswein · 🏷️ Auslese · 🏷️ Kabinett · 🏷️ Prädikatswein
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- Weingesetz (WeinG 1994), §§ 17 und 20 — Bundesministerium der Justiz, gesetze-im-internet.de
- Weingesetz 2009 (Österreich), §§ 10–11, konsolidierte Fassung vom 23.10.2023 — BMLUK