Cabinet grade
Kabinett is a predicate for quality wines . In Germany it belongs to the wine quality level of the predicate wines .
Germany
In the Federal Republic of Germany, Kabinett is a premium quality wine that has an official test number and must meet certain legal requirements. The minimum requirement is 73 ° Oechsle , in the Baden wine-growing region, depending on the grape variety, 76 ° to 85 ° Oechsle.
In contrast to the quality wine of certain growing areas, no chaptalization is allowed in the cabinet . A cabinet can be dry or leftover sweet .
Austria
In Austria, the cabinet wines must have a minimum must weight of 84 ° Oechsle, in addition to the criteria for quality wines , their alcohol content must not exceed 12.7%. They must not be enriched. Cabinet wines do not belong to the predicate wines in Austria. The categories Steinfeder , Federspiel and Smaragd are special features of the Wachau wine-growing region .
Origin of the designation
In the Middle Ages around 1500, the former Fraternei in Eberbach Monastery was converted into a wine cellar and served as a "treasure trove" for particularly valuable wines . This treasury was called the Cabinet . The predicate designation Kabinett , which is anchored in the Wine Act today, is derived from this cabinet .
literature
- Cornelius Lange, Fabian Lange : The Wine Lexicon. Completely revised and supplemented new edition. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 3-596-15867-2 .