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cabinet wine

noun

Definition of cabinet wine 

1 : a bottled German Rhine wine usually representing the vintner's choice of best wine

2 : any wine of excellent quality

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First Known Use of cabinet wine

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for cabinet wine

translation of German kabinettwein

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