单词 | solera |
释义 | solera/səˈlɛːrə![]() noun 1 (also solera system) [mass noun] A Spanish method of producing wine, especially sherry and Madeira, whereby small amounts of younger wines stored in an upper tier of casks are systematically blended with the more mature wine in the casks below.In the solera system, wine from many vintages is matured in the cellars in separate casks....
1.1 (also solera wine) [count noun] A blend of sherry or Malaga wine produced by the solera system.But from the 17th century much of Huelva's production was sold to Jerez, where it was blended anonymously into sherry soleras....
1.2 [count noun] A wine cask, typically one with a capacity of four hogsheads, on the bottom tier of the solera system and containing the oldest wine.But all the Jerez firms mature their brandies in soleras using American oak casks....
OriginSpanish, literally 'cross-beam, stone base'. |
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