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What do "Auction" wines maen?

I have noticed the term "Auction" used a lot when shopping for German wines. I had at first thought that the retailer just meant that they had purchased the wines at auction rather than their normal distribution chain but have come to second guess that notion. For example the 2003 JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spatlese Auction, sells for nearly twice as much as the 2003 JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spatlese (non auction). What does this term mean in this application?

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Jaybert41
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There's an auction every year (in Trier for the Mosel area I believe) where vintners use to submit their specially made and reserved batches of their best wines. So, you'll at times find 2 identically named wines in a vintners price list with the designation of "Versteigerungswein" (auction wine) being the one difference (apart from the public control number). These wines usually are from riper grapes, meaning higher levels of sugar and extracts. The prices for these are often determinated at the auction and may be very high - I'm talking 100 to 500USD a bottle... - certainly higher than for the 'normal' bottlings. hth Anders

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Anders Tørneskog

Ahh... That makes some sense. So in addition to the one, two, and three star notations often used, the term "Versteigerungswein" can be found on these auction bottles? I have never seen a bottle in person, rather only seen them offered on internet reatialers stock lists. Is there "Versteigerungswein" used on the label to distinguish between the two different wines? Thanks!

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