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‖ solera|soˈlera|
[Sp.]
1. A blend of sherry wine. Also attrib., as solera wine; solera system (see quot. 1965).
1851Redding Mod. Wines 396 The finest wines come thus into England in cases... Soleras, sixteen years in wood [etc.]. 1876From Vineyard to Decanter 23 In the shippers bodega many soleras are kept, each contained in a given number of butts. 1888Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 607/1 The wines..are reared for a number of years as soleras. 1961Times 16 Jan. 13/5 Sherry is made on the solera system. 1965A. Sichel Penguin Bk. of Wines iii. 227 The solera system is..a..method of refreshing delicately flavoured old wines still in cask with small quantities of slightly younger wine of the same character in order to keep a continuous stock of mature wine of one type and character always available. 1972Times (Spain Suppl.) 11 May p. iii/2 The sherries are solera wines.
2. A wine-cask, usu. containing a double butt.
1863T. G. Shaw Wine 136 Stocks are kept in casks of all sizes, generally double butts, called soleras. Ibid. 139 The bungs of the soleras are never driven home. |