🏷️ Landwein

Landwein is a category of German and Austrian wine that points to a certain area. The name can be translated as wine of the land. These are wines with a protected geographical indication, a PGI, but the requirements are looser than for top-class wine.

In Germany Landwein is generally dry or off-dry. It stands one step above the simplest category, Deutscher Wein, and below the QbA category, quality wine from a specified region. The grapes must come from the named area, and its name appears on the label.

Austrian Landwein works in a similar way: the wine comes from one of the country's large wine regions. Landwein is often used by producers who want more freedom in choosing grapes or methods than the strict rules of the higher categories allow.

Wines of this class are usually simple and everyday. For the buyer, the word Landwein signals that the wine is local and not among the strictest categories.