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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Geschmacksbezeichnung

English translation:

sweetness category

Added to glossary by Louise Mawbey
Dec 30, 2009 12:29
14 yrs ago
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German term

Geschmacksbezeichnung

German to English Other Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
On German wine bottles the Geschmacksbezeichnung refers to the level of sweetness in the wine - i.e. dry, medium dry, sweet etc. I don't know how to translate this into English as everything I have come up with usung "flavour" or "taste" seem to refer to other aspects of wine flavour as well such as fruity, oaky etc.

For example (not the translation text as it is confidential)

TROCKEN
Geschmacksbezeichnung für einen deutschen Wein mit einem Restzuckergehalt von maximal 9 Gramm pro Liter in einem bestimmten Verhältnis zur Säure. Es gilt dabei die Formel Säure plus 2. Ein Wein mit beispielsweise 7 Gramm Säure pro Liter kann genau 9 Gramm Zucker pro Liter enthalten, um noch als trocken durchzugehen


All help gratefully received
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 sweetness category
3 -1 flavour-comparison
References
style of wine?

Discussion

Tom Feise Dec 30, 2009:
ripeness the ripeness of the grape is not directly linked to the sweetness of the finished wine
burakorakcioglu Dec 30, 2009:
I've just come across the term "ripeness level" to indicate the sweetness of the grape. Could this also be used?

Proposed translations

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sweetness category

wine sweetness (category) is used on plenty of oenology sites
Peer comment(s):
agree burakorakcioglu : This is what I've just found: This website explains how German wine bottles are labeled. http://www.snooth.com/articles/commentary/deciphering-german...
1 hr
good link, thanks for agreeing
agree Kim Metzger : Or sweetness designation http://wwww.examiner.com/x-3233-NY-Wine-Examiner~y2009m4d27-...
2 hrs
agree Eleanore Strauss : This seems to be a particular aspect of German wines, determined by sugar content. I would have said flavor designation, but have learned something. See what I foundhttp://www.wein-abc.de/lexikon/index.php?suche=trocken
2 hrs
agree Joel Schaefer : this is it
6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Tom and all the others who helped too"
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1 hr

flavour-comparison

I've found such a link.
Reference:

http://www.flyingdutchmen.com/en/fruity-juice/p2313.htm

Peer comment(s):
disagree Armorel Young : your link describes cannabis so has nothing to do with the sweetness/dryness of wine - and the term wouldn't be hyphenated in English (the grammar of websites cannot be relied on!)
19 mins
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Reference comments

1 hr
Reference:

style of wine?

I have come across the use of "wine style" or "style of wine" for degrees of sweetness or is this something different?
Wine buffs, please explain!
Reference:

http://www.intowine.com/german-wine-styles?page=0%2C3

Peer comments on this reference comment:
neutral Tom Feise : sweetness is quantitative (as in sugar content in g/l, as in the question), while style is rather more qualitative and even subject to taste, but good link
46 mins
That's what I almost suspected, thanks for confirming it, Tom.
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