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Reading the label of a German wine





1. Vintage 
  
2. Village appellation - Nierstein and Oppenheim are amongst the most famous wine growing villages in Germany and in the World. Nierstein is home to the oldest German vineyard, known to be a vineyard since 742. 
  
3. Single vineyard designation 
  
4. Grape variety 
  
5. Quality categories: 
a. Tafelwein (table wine) - not produced by Louis Guntrum. 
b. Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (Q.b.A.) - Quality wine from designated (winegrowing) areas. 
c. Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (Q.m.P.) - Quality wine with special attributes. 
 This category is subdivided into: Kabinett - Spätlese - Auslese - Beerenauslese - Eiswein - Trockenbeerenauslese 
  
6. Trocken / Dry or Halbtrocken / semi-dry: Descriptions of the actual taste of the wine. If neither "trocken" or "halbtrocken" are mentioned on the lable, the wine is fruity with more or less residual sweetness. 
  
7. Gutsabfüllung / Erzeugerabfüllung: Estate bottled. 
  
8. A.P.Nr. - Official quality control number issued after thorough sensoric and chemical analysis. 

Some vineyard names translations:

1. Sackträger  = Sack carrier, medieval guild. 
2. Kreuz  = the cross 
3. Herrenberg  = Mountain of the Lord 
4. Bergkirche  = Church on the Mountain 
5. Oelberg  = Mount of Olives 





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