Kabinett
Sign in to savethumb|A riesling kabinett from Mosel The word kabinett (, literal meaning: cabinet), or sometimes kabinettwein (, literal meaning: a wine set aside in a cabinet), is a German language wine term for a wine made from fully ripened grapes of the main harvest, typically picked in September, and are usually made in a light style. In the German wine classification system, kabinett is the lowest level of prädikatswein, lower in ripeness than spätlese.
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thumb|A riesling kabinett from Mosel The word kabinett (, literal meaning: cabinet), or sometimes kabinettwein (, literal meaning: a wine set aside in a cabinet), is a German language wine term for a wine made from fully ripened grapes of the main harvest, typically picked in September, and are usually made in a light style. In the German wine classification system, kabinett is the lowest level of prädikatswein, lower in ripeness than spätlese.
In Austria, kabinett is subcategory of qualitätswein rather than a prädikatswein, and the term always designates a dry wine.
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