单词 | almacenista |
释义 | almacenistan. In Spain: a wine dealer and stockholder who buys sherry directly from the producer and sells it on to bottlers or shippers. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in food and drink > in liquor wine-merchantc950 vintnerc1430 cooperc1503 merchant vintner1532 beer-monger1622 wine-cooper1635 firkin-man1706 brandy-man1723 brandy-merchant1771 gin spinner1778 liqueur merchant1801 almacenista1846 liquor-dealer1859 négociant1910 1846 R. Ford Gatherings from Spain xiv. 155 It is to the high price paid for these [fine sherries] by the almacenistas or storers of wines, that the grower looks for remuneration. 1888 Leeds Mercury 11 June 7/5 Large stocks of..wines are held by the principal shippers and almacenistas in Jerez. 1952 H. W. Allen Sherry & Port i. i. 30 In the old days the bulk of Sherry stocks was held by almacenistas, middlemen between the grower and the shipper. 1991 O. Clarke Webster's Wine Guide 1992 188/2 Look out for sherries labelled almacenista, unblended from the cellars of small stockholders, because these can be wonderful, characterful, dry wines. 2001 K. MacNeil Wine Bible 446/2 Sherry made by an almacenista is always full of personality and intriguing to taste. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1846 |
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