German wines contain a lot of data on their label that will help you buy the right wine whether you know what you are reading. There are basically six levels of quality and the label tells you which you are considering. The first level is a Q.B. A. wine which stand for a German phrase that essentially means it meets the level of quality set by the specific region in which it is made and bottled. The word “Qualitatswein” or just the initials (above) will let you know that.

From there the quality levels rise with their attendant “title” on the label. The “titles” in ascending order as as pursues:
Kabinett; Spatlese; (pronounced–Shpayt-Laysuh) Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese,
each having an ascending sweetness (and price) as well.

This wine reviewed is a simple Q.B.A. wine which should be a basic table wine. What it is, is brilliant! From the Mosel region, it is pale straw in color with an intense bouquet of citrus and light guava with sweet vanilla.

In the mouth it is a little creamy with citrus and nice structure, dry and fruity. that wine is much better than the normal Q.B. A. wine. (NW) paid $15 for that wine on sale which is quite high actually for a typical Qualitatswein German wine, but soon after that is no typical German Q.B. A. wine so raise a glass@

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