Smaragd
[smah-RAHG]
A specialty wine category of Lower Austria's Wachau area. Smaragd wines are made from the ripest grapes and must have an alcohol content of at least 12 percent. These full-bodied wines have excellent aging potential, sometimes of 20 years or more.
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