Deutscher Landwein

Deutscher Landwein is the second lowest category in the German wine classification, above Deutscher Tafelwein. It is the equivalent of country wine or vin du pays in other countries, and indicates wine made from exclusively German grapes of approved varieties from one of the recognised German wine regions. These wines may be chaptalized. They must reach a higher must weight than table wines and must be trocken or halbtrocken that is dry or off dry. This category was created in 1982.