Wines of Germany

Qualitatswein 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:


Cabinet (Kabinett) – wine made from grapes harvested in the usual time for the harvest. The lightest and usually the driest of the five categories, such as wine, “Mining the village.

Shpetleze (Spatlese) – the wine with the aroma of ripe berries and finished flavor, made from late harvest grapes. “Shpetleze” get richer, fuller, more intense flavor, but not necessarily sweet, perhaps, a higher alcohol content and higher costs, for example, “Bishop Mainsk”, “Groth Shpetleze Copper Mountain”, “Rhine Shpetleze” “Riesling Shpetleze.

Ausleze (Auslese) – wines from specially selected bunches of grapes, for example, “Groth Ausleze Copper Mountain”, “Sundial”.

Beerenausleze (Beerenauslese) - Wine of overripe grapes, carefully selected by hand, from which are rare, exclusive of wine with a honeyed flavor and unique bouquet. One of the varieties of wine are Beerenausleze Icewine (Eiswein), which is made from grapes harvested and pressed during the first frost immediately.

Trokenbeerenausleze (Trockenbeerenauslese) – wine, late harvest wine made from almost uvyalennyh berries, selected from the bunch. Wine Beerenausleze and Trokenbeerenausleze – quite rare varieties. These wines for connoisseurs and are among the most expensive wines in the world. They are served with special occasions. These wines can be, like other German wine to drink young, however, they reach the peak of its perfection only in 15-20 years. Some of them can be stored for very long from what they only get better.

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