solera
/səˈleərə/noun
(亦作solera system)［mass noun］
1- 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多层木桶堆积陈酿法, 索乐拉酿酒法。
1.1
- （亦作solera wine）[count noun] a blend of sherry or Malaga wine produced by the solera system用索乐拉酿酒法制作的雪利酒或马拉加葡萄酒。
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（多指容量为四豪格海, 位于索乐拉酿酒系统底级, 内装年代最为久远的陈酿的）酿酒桶。
词源
Spanish， literally 'cross-beam， stone base'.