Qualitätswein

Q & A

Understanding QmP, also known as Qualitätswein mit Prädikat

QmP is Germany’s category of usually superior quality wines. It literally means: ‘quality wine with distinction’ and the Prädikat can qualify as one of six distinct subcategories, determined by the grape’s must weight as well as some restrictions on how and when the grapes are picked. It has to be noted that a QmP wine cannot have sugar added to it for the purpose of enrichment, unlike QbA wines…

By @oray_wine, 12 months12 July 2023 ago

Q & A

Understanding QbA, also known as Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete

QbA is Germany’s largest wine category. It is equivalent to the lower echelons of what is referred to as “quality wine,” or Qualitätswein. As the literal translation suggests, the main requirement for a QbA wine is that all of the wine in a bottle with the QbA designation must originate from one of Germany’s 13 designated wine areas.

By @oray_wine, 12 months12 July 2023 ago