Quality levels: Cabinet

selection-wineAs a quality wine with distinction cabinet, wine in Germany is called the upper grade. To achieve this level of quality, the wine must have given an official exam number and thus meet specific statutory requirements. These requirements are in Germany at 73 degrees Oechsle, in certain wine-growing regions such as Baden even at 76-83 degrees Oechsle.
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Wines of Germany

wines-of-germanyQualitatswein mit Pradikat – (read as “Kvalitetsvayn mit predicate»), – «KmP / QmP» – is the quality wines with certain differences. Specific phenomenon of German winemaking. Wine category QmP – the highest level of German wines (they are called simply “predikatsvayn”). Such wines must come from only one region (or a single vineyard) within a certain area. Wines of this class – the exquisite, elegant and consistency. Difference or predicate denotes one of the five degrees of quality, which are determined by the degree of ripeness of grapes at different stages of harvest and require dialing a certain number of points during the passage of the professional tasting test Namely:
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