入会条件以及相关义务
(各地区分会可能/有更严格的条件)
· 会员必须为酒庄经营者。
· 对于酒庄在葡萄园耕种、酒窖技术以及市场策略方面做出的决定,联盟不承担责任。
· 酒庄须为全职企业,切具备一下条件:
长久以来一直执行高质量标准。
在国内外有良好声誉。
有稀有品种以及较古老年份的葡萄酒存货。
· 酒庄名下有顶级葡萄园。
· 酒庄葡萄园所种葡萄,应有80%以上为当地典型的传统品种(由地区分会分别判定)。
· 酒庄的耕种活动应与大自然和谐相处。
· 酒庄的质量等级,以初始葡萄汁质量为依据进行计算,并且必须高于法定标准(+ 8°奥斯勒)
· 酒庄出产的葡萄酒中,优质葡萄酒的比例必须高于当地平均值。
· 酒庄生产的酒必须全部来自自有葡萄园。
· 制作Auslese-精选,BA-颗粒精选,TBA-贵腐精选以及Eiswein-冰酒的葡萄必须人工采摘。
· 酒庄业务部提供的葡萄酒的品质必须超越平均水准,且覆盖多个不同年份。
· 酒庄的建筑以及土地必须外观体面,且拥有自己的酿酒设备。
· 酒庄的葡萄酒包装上必须带有VDP独具风格的商标:一只背负葡萄串的雄鹰。酒庄必须符合以及贯彻以上所列要点,VDP按照以上基本原则定期组织对酒庄的考察,以确保其符合VDP标准。
Qualifications for membership and its obligations
(Regional associations can, and do, stipulate stricter conditons.)
· Membership is limited to proprietors of wine estates.
· The estate is solely responsible for determining vineyard practices, cellar techniques and marketing strategies.
· The estate is a full-time enterprise with
o high quality standards that have been been demonstrated for a long time,
o a good reputation in Germany and abroad
o a stock of older vintages and rarities.
· The estate has holdings in good and top quality vineyards.
· At least 80 % of an estate’s vineyards are planted with traditional grape varieties that are typical of the region (as determined by the regional associations, respectively).
· The estate’s viticultural practices are in harmony with nature.
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· The estate limits yields to improve quality.
· The estate’s quality categories are based on starting must weights that are higher (+ 8° Oechsle) than those prescribed by law.
· The estate’s proportion of Prädikat wines is higher than the regional average.
· The estate does not produce wines that bear the name of a collective vineyard site.
· The estate harvests grapes that qualify for Auslese, BA, TBA and Eiswein by hand.
· The estate’s portfolio offers wines of above-average quality and from several vintages.
· The estate buildings and grounds have a respectable appearance and the estate has its own winemaking facilities.
· The estate’s wine capsules feature the VDP logo: a stylized eagle bearing a cluster of grapes.
Estates must meet and maintain the criteria outlined above. Estates are inspected on a regular basis to ensure compliance with VDP standards.