Word Meaning

[magseyes]

Could you please tell me the meaning of the word Troken or Trocken. I have heard it used in relation to dry wines. Thank You, Maggie

[Tyrrell]

I believe that the direct translation is...

dry

[Thomas]

Trocken does indeed translate to dry. When referring to wine, trocken means dry; hab-trocken is medium or off dry. But the word also is found at the beginning of a description for sweet dessert wine trockenbeerenauslese (sp). In this case the trocken refers to the grapes, which are almost dry when harvested.

[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 07-15-2003).]

[Jackie]

Ausgezeichnet!