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Designation for a wine of the second quality level after the first level of quality wine. As a result of the EU wine market regulation valid from August 2009, Landwein now corresponds to the category "PGI wine" (wine with a protected geographical indication) after the first category "wine PDO" (wine with protected designation of origin = quality wine). However, these new designations were banned in Austria in order to avoid consumer confusion. In Germany, their use was prohibited until the end of 2011. The old terms Landwein, Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein have been retained in both countries as "traditional indications" and remain valid. See in detail under Quality system.

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