A Prädikat is a ‘distinction’, awarded to pdo wines on the basis of increasing grape must weight: either kabinett, spätlese, auslese, beerenauslese, trockenbeerenauslese or eiswein. Long collectively known as Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (QmP), the wines are now officially known simply as Prädikatsweine. Depending on region and grape variety, the minimum must weights in oechsle (and equivalent potential alcohol) set by german wine law for each Prädikat range as follows (with the low end applying in each case to the minimum for Riesling in the Mosel):
Kabinett 70–82 °Oe / 9.1–10.9%
Spätlese 76–90 °Oe / 10–12.2%
Auslese 83–100 °Oe / 11.1–13.8%
Beerenauslese and Eiswein 110–128 °Oe / 15.3–18.1%
