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see Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiet

see Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiet

see Qualitätswein mit Prädikat

see Sekt

Term used for “quality wine” in Germany and Austria. Qualitätswein is the middle wine-quality level, above Tafelwein and Landwein. In Germany Qualitätswein is further divided into Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiet (QbA) and Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (QmP). In Austria, Qualitätswein includes a subcategory called Kabinett, which in Germany is in the higher Qualitätswein mit Prädikat category. Austria’s highest general category is Prädikatswein, which is similar to the German Qualitätswein mit Prädikat.

The German wine laws adapted in 1971 set up three categories defining the quality of German wines. Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiet (“quality wine from a specified region”) is the middle quality category in between Deutscher Tafelwein (DTW), the lowest quality, and Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (QmP), the highest. To qualify for Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiet (QbA) status, a wine must be tested by a local panel to ensure that it shows the typical character of an approved grape … (view more)

see Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiet

The highest quality category defined by the German wine laws adapted in 1971. Deutscher Tafelwein (DTW) and Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiet (QbA) are the two lower quality categories. Qualitätswein mit Prädikat translates crudely to “quality wine with distinction” or “quality wine with special attributes.” In addition to meeting the rules for QbA wines, QmP wines cannot have any sugar added (see chaptalization); must be estate bottled (Erzeugerabfüllung), and must come from a … (view more)

appellation that encompasses the village of Chaume in the Anjou area of France’s Loire region. As the story goes, its name stems from the fact that a former landowner required a quarter (quart) of the vintage be turned over to him as a form of payment. The climate in this area is perfect for Chenin Blanc grapes to ripen to their fullest. The environment also creates the conditions necessary to attract the desirable mold Botrytis cinerea, which shrivels the grapes and concentrates the flavors … (view more)

A French phrase meaning “fourth growth,” referring to the fourth-highest subcategory of the Médoc area’s crus classés (classed growths), which were established in the Classification of 1855 . Ten châteaux were ranked as quatrième cru in 1855, and this hasn’t changed.