Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA)

German and Austrian wine category, literally 'quality wine of a specified region'.

In Germany a QbA wine must come from one of the 13 German wine regions, i.e. grapes from different regions can not be blended. A certain ripeness level is stipulated for each region, but wines may be chaptalized to increase the level of alcohol.