German winemaking term
How to pronounce Qualitätswein
Qualitätswein is pronounced kvah-lee-TAYTS-vine, written /kvaliˈtɛːtsvaɪn/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on TAYTS.
kvah-lee-TAYTS-vine
IPA /kvaliˈtɛːtsvaɪn/
What is Qualitätswein?
German quality wine category above table wine allowing chaptalization.
The name means “Quality wine” in German.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as kwah-lee-TAYTS-vine.
German qu is pronounced kv, not kw: kvah-lee-TAYTS-vine.
Often heard as kvah-lee-TAYTS-wine.
German w sounds like English v, so wein is vine: kvah-lee-TAYTS-vine.
Often heard as kvah-lee-TAHTS-vine.
The ä in -tät is a long open eh sound, not ah: kvah-lee-TAYTS-vine.
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