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SOLERA IS A WINE MAKING TECHNIQUE: A SOLERA IS METHOD OF FRACTIONAL BLENDING FOR WINE, CLOSELY

PARALLELING THE MAKING OF SHERRY OR MALAGA. A SOLERA CONSISTS OF SEVERAL ROWS OF STACKED

OAK BARRELS WITH THE OLDEST WINE IN THE BOTTOM ROW AND THE MOST RECENTLY MADE AT THE TOP. AT

BOTTLING, ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE WINE IN THE BOTTOM ROW IS REMOVED AND WINE FROM THE ROW

JUST ABOVE REPLACES IT AND SOON, UNTIL REACHING THE TOP ROW, WHICH IS REPLENISHED WITH NEW

WINE. THE CONCEPT BEHIND A SOLERA IS TO MAKE A WINE THAT REMAINS CONSISTENT FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

ANGEL’S SHARE IS A TERM USED FOR ARMAGNAC, COGNAC, WHISKY; THAT PART OF THE SPIRIT THAT

EVAPORATES DURING THE PROCESS OF AGING.

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