Qualitätswein
Advanced Regions & Terroirkvah-lee-TAYTS-vine
Definition
German quality wine from one of 13 designated regions.
In Depth
The basic quality tier in Germany's wine classification. Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) must come from a single region with minimum must weight. Above it, Prädikatswein has six ascending levels: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein, and Trockenbeerenauslese. Germany's 2021 classification reform also introduced origin-based tiers (Gutswein, Ortswein, Lagenwein, Grosse Lage).
Details
- Category
- Regions & Terroir
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Pronunciation
- kvah-lee-TAYTS-vine