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The language of wine contains a wealth of meanings that are not all too familiar, particularly the technical interpretations. The glossary describes and offers an explanation to the most common terms.

sweetening

Definition:

In order to give wine its desired residual sugar content, the producer is allowed to add concentrated grape must (in the form of concentrate) or rectified concentrated grape must (RCGM) to the grape must. Austrian Landwein (land wine) and Qualitätswein (quality wine) may admittedly be sweetened by a maximum of 15 g/l, yet this is prohibited from the Kabinett quality category and above.

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