Reserve wine system, most DACs have an additional "Reserve" designation for a wine which has slightly more strict requirements. Before the 1971 German wine law, a term corresponding to reserve wine existed in "kabinett", sometimes written as "Kabinettwein". In 1971, the similar-sounding term "Kabinett" was instead introduced as the lowest level of the "Prädikatswein" category, i.e., with a completely different meaning. Therefore, in the present German wine classification no legally defined term corresponding to reserve wine exists. Reserve wine Reserve wine is wine of a higher quality than usual, or a wine that has been aged before being sold, or both. Traditionally,
German wine classification the official classification does not differentiate between better and lesser vineyards and that the quality levels are less appropriate to high-quality dry wines. Germany emphasizes must weights because its climate makes it a challenge to ripen grapes fully, but many vintners believe that the classification system does not improve wine quality. Some producers choose to declassify themselves from one Prädikat to a lower one, or to Qualitätswein, because the wine does not reach their own personal evaluation of what constitutes a certain Prädikat. Attempts were made in 1989 and 1993 to comply with EU regulations to limit yield, but little