Prädikatswein or Qualitätswein besonderer Reife und Leseart

Traditional term for wine

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 4 January 2021

• Registered name: Prädikatswein or Qualitätswein besonderer Reife und Leseart
• Register: Traditional terms for wine
• Status: Registered
• Class or category of product: Traditional Term
• Protection type: Traditional Term
• Country of origin: Austria
• Traditional term type: In place of PDO/PGI
• Traditional term language: German
• Date of registration (UK scheme): 10 March 2021
• Reason for protection: EU agreement

Summary

These wines are quality wines and are mainly defined via the natural sugar content of the grapes and the harvest conditions. No enrichment and no sweetening is allowed. Wines showingh the terms Prädikatswein or Qualitätswein besonderer Reife und Leseart must fulfil the criteria for one of the following terms: Ausbruch/Ausbruchwein, Auslese/Auslesewein, Beerenauslese/Beerenauslesewein, Schilfwein, Spätlese/Spätlesewein, Strohwein, Trockenbeerenauslese, Eiswein. The wine can only be sold with a quality wine check number.

Legislation

Member State or Third Country law: Austrian Wine Law 1999, mainly section 11; Member state or third country; OJ Nr. 141, 23.7.1999

Published 4 January 2021