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Kabinett, n.|kabɪˈnɛt| Also † Cabinett. [a. G. Kabinett(wein) lit. ‘cabinet or chamber wine’, from its orig. being kept in a special cellar. Perh. originally from the name given to such a cellar at the monastery of Eberbach in southern Germany.] A superior grade of wine, esp. German or Austrian wine, made from fully ripe grapes that ferment without added sugar; a wine of this grade, spec. a light wine of controlled quality under the German wine-classification system introduced in 1971 or the similar system effective in Austria since 1973. Also Kabinett wine.
1929P. M. Shand Bk. Other Wines than French iii. 42 In cases where the wine is a selected one..the inscription should terminate with the word Auslese, Goldbeerenauslese,..Edelgewächs, Grosse Spitze, or, in a very few exalted instances, Cabinett. 1957L. W. Marrison Wines & Spirits viii. 159 A Kabinett wine is one of these ‘ extra-special’ wines, the inference being that it is equal to that put aside for the proprietor's own ‘Kabinett’. 1971H. Meinhard German Wines iv. 35 The new German wine-law.. was effective from July, 1971...‘Predicates’, or quality designations..begin at the bottom with ‘Cabinet’ (or ‘Kabinett’), and rise..to the pinnacle of ‘Trockenbeerenauslese’. 1974H. J. Grossman Guide to Wines, Spirits & Beers (ed. 5) vii. 114 Kabinett wines must be made from fully ripe grapes..; the minimum must weight of 75 (or 72 in certain cold areas like the Mosel). 1991Sun (Baltimore) 18 Aug. g6/4 There were relatively few wines made in the traditional, off-dry kabinett style that matches so well with food. |