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Ortswein

Designation for a narrower designation of origin:

Germany

Designation (also Gemarkungswein) in Germany for a wine that has been pressed from grapes within the municipality or district boundary. This corresponds to the French Village. In the VDP classification model of the VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter), Ortswein is the penultimate level before the lowest level, Gutswein.

Austria

In Austria, the narrower levels of origin defined by wine law in the quality pyramid of the DAC origin system are Gebietswein, Ortswein and Riedenwein. A Ortswein comes from one or more vineyards in a defined wine-growing community or village and represents the middle level between Gebietswein and Riedenwein. The designation may only be used for DAC quality wines that fulfil the applicable origin and quality regulations of the wine-growing region concerned. See also DAC.

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