Looking for a great Sweet Wine

[Innkeeper]

Hi Winer and welcome to the Wine Board. Auslese is a German term for a grape with heavy sweetness. Most German rieslings designated Auslese are sweet, but it is possible the make them dry. Look out, if you are looking for sweetness, for the words Troken or Halbtroken on the label. They indicate dryness.

In Alsace most wine is vintified dry. Late harvest riesling is designated Vendange Tardive (can be made dry or sweet, usually sweet) and Selection des Grains Nobles (SGN) which is a dessert wine and always very sweet. Wines with both of these special designations are very expensive.