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QbA - Abbreviation of Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete.

QmP - Abbreviation of Qualitätswein mit Prädikat.

quaffing wine - Any very drinkable, refreshing and uncomplicated wine.

Qualitätswein - German - Meaning "quality wine" this designation actually covers the vast majority of German wines leaving only the relatively insignificant Tafelwein (including Landwein). The Qualitätswein category is divided into Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete, or QbA, and Qualitätswein mit Prädikat, or QmP. In Austria it is the category between Landwein and Prädikatswein and includes Austrian Kabinett.

Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) - German - Meaning "quality wine from a specific region", this designation is for Qualitätswein below the level of Qualitätswein mit Prädikat according to German wine law, though such wines must still conform to rules regarding must weights and grape varieties. One of the differences is that QbA wines can be legally enriched to increase their alcohol content while QmP wines cannot.

Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (QmP) - German - Meaning "quality wine with distinction", this denotes the upper level of Qualitätswein, above Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete. QmP wines are further classified according to minimum requirements for the sugar content, or ripeness, of the grapes that are used to make them. In order of increasing minimum must weight (and, generally, sweetness and cost) they are: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese (and Eiswein), and Trockenbeerenauslese. Another requirement for QmP wines, unlike QbA wines, is that they may not have their alcohol content increased by means of enrichment.

quality wine - In some cases merely a subjective term for better wine, it is regulated in the European Union. All wine sold in Europe falls under either this heading or the inferior table wine. Most wine-producing countries have one or more government-regulated designations for their quality wine, such as the French AOC and VDQS and the Italian DOC and DOCG.

quinta - Portuguese - A farm or estate. Can be roughly equivalent to the French words château and domaine, particularly in connection with port.