Weissherbst
In Germany, a rosé wine of at least QUALITÄTSWEIN BESTIMMTER ANBAUGEBIETE (QBA) status made from… Continue reading
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Weinstube
German for wine tavern; a comfortable, casual restaurant where Germans go for simple food and… Continue reading
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Weinkellerei
Winery that buys grape MUST or wine from a grower, then bottles and markets the… Continue reading
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Weingut
VDP
Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter, or Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates. An organization of some 200… Continue reading
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Trockenbeerenauslese (TRAWK-en-bear-en-OWSS-lay-zeh)
Trockenbeerenauslese wines, or TBAs, are generally made only a few times a decade, and in… Continue reading
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Trocken
Dry. Wines labeled trocken from both Germany and Austria must have less than 0.9 percent… Continue reading
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Süssreserve
Grape juice that has been held back from the harvest and unfermented so that it… Continue reading
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Strausswirtschaft
German wine pubs, often attached to growers’ homes, where they can sell their own wines… Continue reading
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Spätlese
Plural spätlesen. Literally “late harvest.” A level of ripeness indicating that the wine was just… Continue reading
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Smaragd
Austrian term used in the Wachau region of Lower Austria for the ripest grapes and… Continue reading
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