As a member of the European Union, German wines are also subject to the European Union’s wine regulations, and are classified into the following four grades from lowest to highest: Deutscher Wein: daily table wine.
Wines of this grade, which can be labeled with the year and grape variety used, require little quality and are supplied almost exclusively to the domestic market.
Landwein: Regional table wine.
The wine label will indicate the region where the wine is produced, and at least 85% of the grapes used to make the wine must come from the region on the label.
Qualitatswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete(QbA) : Quality wine.
Wines of this grade must be made from grapes in one of Germany’s 13 legal regions. Cross-region blending is not allowed and the name of the region must be listed on the wine label.
Almost three-quarters of German wines are in this category.
Qualitatswein mit Pradikat(QmP) : Fine quality wine, also written “Pradikatswein”.
This is the highest grade of wine in Germany, the wine grapes must come from one of the 13 legal regions in Germany, and the law is strict on the wine grape ripeness, harvesting method and winemaking process of this grade of wine.
The ripeness of wine grapes is also a key factor in determining the quality of a wine, as Germany’s cooler climate makes it difficult for grapes to ripen.
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