wie beispielsweise einer Vorlese bei Silvaner in unseren Ersten Lagen

07:26 Nov 15, 2016
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German term or phrase: wie beispielsweise einer Vorlese bei Silvaner in unseren Ersten Lagen
"Hauptlese" is nothing to do with reading, but means "(main) harvest" in this context.

"Vorlese"? I have not found one reference to the word on all my main sources which does not refer to "reading" in some context or other. They all sound wrong to me.

"Lese" is a "harvest". But a "pre-harvest" or similar? I have never encountered such an expression.
Anthony Shaw
Germany
Local time: 00:03


Summary of answers provided
4 +1preliminary vintage
Sybille Brückner
4pre-vintage
Ellen Kraus
3Early vintage or early harvest wines
Michael Martin, MA
Summary of reference entries provided
Vorlese
Axel Dittmer
early harvest
Wendy Streitparth

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preliminary vintage


Explanation:
see here:https://books.google.de/books?id=mYRRBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT20&lpg=PT...
(Weinwörterbuch Deutsch-Englisch)

or here is the definition: http://de.mimi.hu/wein/vorlese.html

Sybille Brückner
Germany
Local time: 00:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

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agree  Vissertrans: "Early pick" or "first pick", e.g. "For example they do an early pick of approximately 25 percent of the fruit when it's approximately 13 Baumé" (http://www.torbwine.com/pf/TORB's%20trials%20tribulations%20and%20joys%20of%20touring%20Western%20Australia2.
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pre-vintage


Explanation:
you´ll find a sufficient number of links for this term

Ellen Kraus
Austria
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Early vintage or early harvest wines


Explanation:
"Experts say that due to the climate change, it is easy to note that every time we harvest earlier. It may be true, but in this case, it will affect equally to all productions more or less, so we could not then talk of early vintage wines." http://blog.uvinum.co.uk/early-harvest-wines-2284486

Michael Martin, MA
United States
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Reference comments


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Reference: Vorlese

Reference information:
'DIE TRAUBENREIFE

Bereits am Ende des Sommers prüft der Winzer den Zustand des Traubengutes auf seinen Entwicklungs-und Reifegrad. Trauben, die ihrer Zeit bereits voraus sind und schon vor dem Beginn der offiziellen Lese, die überall in der Alten Welt von Amts wegen festgelegt wird, zur Reife gelangen, können in einer Vorlese geerntet werden, denn sie würden sonst schnell in die Überreife übergehen, zu Boden fallen und Schädlinge anziehen.'
http://www.wein-info.eu/weinerzeugung/item/weinlese.html

Axel Dittmer
Germany
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Reference: early harvest

Reference information:
In the context of viticulture, early harvest refers to the harvesting of the grapes prior to their peak of sugar development or ripeness...... Vineyard managers and vintners consider many factors to determine when to harvest the grapes and can lead to the decision to the early harvest wine grapes.

https://www.winefrog.com/definition/390/early-harvest

In early harvest years, the grapes are picked two or three weeks earlier than normal.

http://www.chanticleerwine.com/assets/client/File/Harvest-In...



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Note added at 9 hrs (2016-11-15 16:47:58 GMT)
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Here:

early harvest of Silvaner from our first class vineyards

Most of the "first class" vineyards of the 1861 classification were made into Grand Cru appellations d'origine contrôlées when the national AOC legislation was implemented in 1936.[1]

ERSTE LAGE designates first-class vineyards with an autonomous profile.
http://www.boutique-wines.eu/boutique-wines/wines-from-the-v...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgundy_wine

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Note added at 9 hrs (2016-11-15 16:49:00 GMT)
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Sorry, wikipedia link slipped out of place!

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
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Native speaker of: English
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Asker: Thanks in particular for your help. This was extremely useful.

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