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Qualitätswein [kvah-lih-TAYTS-vine]

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.