Solera: A set of barrels, frequently stacked, each containing multiple vintages of wine or spirits. The solera process, by which a given year's wine production is drawn from the oldest barrels in the solera and a portion of each subsequent vintage is used to top off each older barrel, is common to Sherry, Madeira, brandies and some Ports and whiskies.
索莱拉:频繁堆叠的一系列橡木桶,每个橡木桶里装的都是多个年份混合的葡萄酒或烈酒。索莱拉过程包括:从索莱拉最老的橡木桶里取出某年份的葡萄酒,按比例添加到每个后续年份的酒桶中,常用于酿造雪利酒,马德拉酒,白兰地和一些波特酒及威士忌。