Labeling Terms Flashcards
Lieblich halbsuss
Half sweet
18-45 g/L
Halbtrocken / feinherb
Off dry
9-18 g/L
Trocken
Dry
Up to 9 g/L
Suss
Sweet (over 45 g/L)
VDP Grosselage
“Great site”
Highest level vineyards
- dry labeled “qualitatswein trocken”
- sweet labeled with traditional pradikat
VDP Erste Lage
“First site”
- dry labeled “qualitatswein Trocken”
- sweet labeled with pradikat
VDP Ordtwein
“Classified site wine”
Village equivalent
Dry labeled qualitatswein Trocken, gal trocken, feinherb
VDP guztswein
Regional wine
Abfuller
Wine produced in a commercial winery
Gutsabfullung
“Estate bottled”
Erzeugerabfullung
Producer bottled
Includes coops
Charta
Dry to off dry
QbA or Pradikat level
Rheingau
Selection
Dry
From auslese level
Classic
Dry
At least 12% abv
VDP Grosselage
“Great site”
Highest level vineyards
- dry labeled “qualitatswein trocken”
- sweet labeled with traditional pradikat