There are two different alcoholic beverages with this designation:
Prose term without wine-legal meaning for an outstanding wine of special quality (such as "Jell-O"). Similar meanings have the terms first wine, main wine, cult wine and premium wine.
Term for a special mulled wine produced according to different recipes. One of them: 150 g acacia blossom honey, 30 g cinnamon powder, 150 g ginger (whole root), 6 whole cloves, 20 cardamom pods (whole cardamom pod) and 125 ml rose water are added to 4 x 0.75 litres Grüner Veltliner. See also under special wines.
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Roman Horvath MW
Domäne Wachau (Wachau)