QbA Abbreviation for the term Qualitatswein eines bestimmten Anbaugebietes (quality wine from a specific region), the second highest category of German wine. QbA wines are closely delimited in their origins but are made of grapes that ripened insufficiently to make wine without added sugar - as distinct from the next category.

QmP Qualitatswein mit Pradikat (quality wine with special attributes), the top category of German wine, made with fully ripe grapes only. QmP wiens are further categorized as Kabinett (light and usually fairly dry), Spatlese (fuller and usually fairly sweet), Auslese (rich and usually sweet, sometimes superbly honeyed), Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese (qqv).