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Landwein is a German appellation system similar to the French Vin de Pays or the Spanish Vino de la Tierra.

Introduced in 1982, this classification covers table wines that are ineligible for QmP or QbA statuses. The term Landwein is also used for German fruit wines.

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The Landwein classification rules that grapes must reach 0.5% higher potential alcohol than regular Tafelwein, and the wine must be dry (trocken) or off-dry (halbtrocken) in style, i.e. may not be semi-sweet.

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