Wine-legal designation valid in Austria for products that have been produced using wine-growing products (low-alcohol or dealcoholised wine, wine, sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, liqueur wine) and, if necessary, with the addition of carbon dioxide, and have a share of wine-growing products in the finished product of at least 15% to at most 50%. The designation wine-based beverage, on the other hand, applies to products that have a share of winegrowing products in the finished product of at least 50%. Wine-like beverages are products that are not made from grapes. Mixed wine beverages may only be marketed under this designation if
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The glossary is a monumental achievement and one of the most important contributions to wine knowledge. Of all the encyclopaedias I use on the subject of wine, it is by far the most important. That was the case ten years ago and it hasn't changed since.
Andreas Essl
Autor, Modena