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flor, n.|flɔː(r)|
[a. Sp. flor, lit. ‘flower, bloom’.]
A whitish film of yeast, usu. of the genus Mycoderma, which grows on the surface of various esp. dry sherries during fermentation, giving them a distinctive flavour. Freq. attrib. Cf. flower n. 2 d.
1873J. L. W. Thudichum On Wines ii. 20/1 With the expression Flor the extractors signalise the whitish fungus which grows on the surface of wine. 1937Farming in S. Afr. Feb. 82/1 After four to eight weeks a film appears on the surface of the wine..in Spain..known as ‘Flor’..caused by the development of certain yeasts. 1947W. V. Cruess Princ. & Pract. Wine Making (ed. 2) ix. 222 The essential ‘flor’ yeast will not grow at temperatures above 83° F. 1959W. James Word-bk. Wine 79 Flor sherry is the driest type exported. 1991Decanter Mar. 72/1 It soon develops ullage, and a ‘voile’ (vile) of yeast, thinner and of a different composition to the flor of Jerez, forms on the surface of the wine. |