Qualitätsschaumwein

German · quality sparkling wine

Qualitätsschaumwein is German for quality sparkling wine, the term used in the Weinverordnung.1

It matches the EU category quality sparkling wine: at least 3.5 bar at 20 °C and a cuvée of at least 9% vol total alcohol.2 In practice the shorter word Sekt is common, and EU rules allow the category name to be omitted when 'Sekt' is on the label.3 With a protected origin, it becomes Sekt b.A..4 The basic category is Schaumwein, the semi-sparkling one Perlwein. For PDO quality sparkling wines, actual alcohol including the expedition liqueur must be at least 10% vol.5 See Germany.

See also

GermanyRegionsSektGlossaryquality sparkling wineGlossary

Sources

  1. Bundesministerium der Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de). Weinverordnung § 32 (Bezeichnungen für Weinarten; Rotling, Blanc de Noirs, Weißherbst)
  2. legislation.gov.uk (copy of EU OJ text). Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Annex VII Part II (categories of grapevine products), original version as adopted (2013-12-17)
  3. EUR-Lex. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (consolidated text), Articles 47, 48, 49, 53, 54 and Annex III Part A (2023-12-08)
  4. Bundesministerium der Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de). Weinverordnung § 39 (Geografische Angaben)
  5. legislation.gov.uk (The National Archives). Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934, Annex II (sparkling wine oenological practices), as reproduced on legislation.gov.uk (2019-03-12)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19