Definition: Kabinett
[kah-bih-NEHT] The first (lowest) of the six subcategories of qualitätswein mit prädikat (QmP)- the highest quality-wine category in Germany. Kabinett wines must contain minimum amounts of natural sugar (ranging from 67¬? to 85¬? oechsle, approximately 17 to 21 percent sugar by weight), depending on the region and the variety. These are the lowest minimums for QmP wines, and these wines are therefore usually the driest (see dry) and least expensive. In Austria, Kabinett is the highest subcategory of qualitätswein and is not included in Austria's highest category, prädikatswein. Source: Answers.com; Wine Lover's Companion - R & S Herbst Browse the glossary: Acidity Ah-So Ancient Vines Arneis Aroma Assyrtiko Auslese AVA or appellation Balance Barbera Barrique Beaujolais Beaujolais Nouveau Beerenauslese Big Blanc de Blanc Body Bonded Winery Bouquet Brambly Brett or Brettanomyces Bricco Brix Brut Carmenère Cava Cepage Chai Chaptalization Claret Cluster Complex Cork Cork taint Cork-tease Crianza Cult Wines Cuvee Decant; Decanting Declassify Denominazione di Origine Controllata Disgorgement Dosage Dumb Wine or Dumb Phase Durif Earthy Eiswein Elegant Enophile Estate Bottled Extra Dry Fat Federspiel Fermentation Filtering Fining Finish Flabby Fruit Forward Fumé Blanc Garnacha Gewürztraminer Grenache Hogshead Hot House Wine Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT) Jug Wine(s) Kabinett Lagrein Lees Left Bank Malolactic Fermentation Mataro Mencia Meritage Microbullage Minerality Monastrell Monopole Mourvedre Muscadet Muselet Negociant Nose Oenophile Off-dry Old Vines Oxidation Palate Palate Fatigue Petit Verdot Phylloxera Pinot Blanc Pinotage Plonk Pomace Pouilly-Fuissé Primitivo Punch down Punt Qualitätswein mit Prädikat Qualitätswein or QbA Racking Racy Refractometer Resveratrol Right Bank Roussanne Sangiovese Sec Sémillon Smaragd Soave Sommelier Spätlese Sticky Super Tuscan Sur Lie Table Wine Tannin Tastevin Tempranillo Terroir Tinta Roriz Trocken Trockenbeerenauslese Ullage Veraison Vieilles Vignes Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Vintage Vintner Weingut |