单词 | albariza |
释义 | albarizan. A whitish, chalky loam characteristic of the sherry-producing region around the city of Jerez de la Frontera in southern Spain. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > stratigraphic units > [noun] > tertiary or Cenozoic > other tertiary albariza1824 Flysch1853 Wildflysch1929 1824 A. Henderson Hist. Wines ii. iii. 190 The soils of the district have been divided..into four orders: viz 1st, Albariza, which consists chiefly of carbonate of lime. 1833 C. Redding Hist. Mod. Wines vi. 189 The soil of the Xeres vineyards..consists of what is called ‘albariza’ and ‘barros’. 1908 E. R. Emerson Beverages II. vii. 184 It is on the slopes and ridges of this small range that the albariza soil is to be found. 1959 W. James Word-bk. Wine 4 The best vineyards in the Spanish sherry country lie in extremely chalky soil called albariza. 2006 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 21 Feb. (Live section) 39 The Albariza soil..is favoured locally for the culture of grapes for lighter sherries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1824 |
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