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Percentage of alcohol by volume (abv) that U.S. “table wine” can now possess thanks to new legislation known as the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act. Formerly, table wine in the U.S. was defined as wine containing less than 14% abv. The new higher limit will reduce the amount of taxes wineries pay on wines over 14% alcohol.

Liebfraumilch is the name of a white grape from Germany used to make semi-sweet wine.

Answer: False.

Liebfraubmilch is a style of German semi-sweet white wine that can come from the Pfalz, Rheinhessen, or Nahe regions (and from the Rheingau too although today, real estate there is too value for much if any Liebfraumilch to be produced). The grapes typically used in the blend are silvaner, müller-thurgau, and kerner. Some producers also use riesling. In the U.S., Blue Nun was one of the most well-known producers of the wine (although Blue Nun no longer produces Liebfraumilch). Liebfraumilch wines have been perceived as low quality, even though they are classified as Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA). The name Liebfraumilch by the way means, “milk of Our Blessed Lady.”

Autolysis

Autolysis is the name for the process whereby spent yeast cells decompose. When a wine is left sur lie, or “on the lees,” it remains in contact with the yeasts (now dead) that performed the… Continue reading

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