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What does solera mean?

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  1. (uncountable) A method of producing sherry in which small amounts of younger wines stored in an upper tier of casks are systematically blended with the more mature wine in the casks below
  2. (countable) A large wine cask, on the bottom tier in this system, that contains the oldest wine
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Sherries develop their unique characteristics during aging in what has become known as the solera system.
No more than 10 percent of a solera wine may be drawn off for sale in any year.
Sherry-style wines are also made in California though they usually do not go through a solera system and most are sweet.
In the solera system, wine from many vintages is matured in the cellars in separate casks.
Meantime, even before the liberation of solera and Fortini, Maroncelli was ill with a bad tumour upon his knee.
In general, sherries produced by the solera system with flor are termed fino sherries while those without flor are termed oloroso sherries.

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