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wine portal; The botijo, called a càntir in Catalan, is a clay jar used for cooling water. The drinking style is similar to that of the porró. Briq, a Lebanese water vessel of similar design. bota bag, Spanish wineskin; Wine accessory; Wine tasting
This is how Caro Bellido defnes it in his Spanish lexical dictionary, citing in turn Menéndez Pidal who defined gourd as an old Castilian term used to designate a "vessel in the shape of a gourd." [ 1 ] Jesús Lizcano, in his studies dedicated to the pottery from La Mancha , estimates that when used to carry wine or water, they had a capacity ...
A bota bag is a traditional Spanish liquid receptacle, used mainly as a wineskin. It is often made out of leather (when made of goatskin it is simply known as a goatskin), and is typically used to carry wine, although any liquid can be filled into it. [1]
The Spanish urn has been sealed in the tomb since around the first century. ... it is unsurprising to find vessels that might have originally contained wines among burial furnishings,” the ...
In this process the wine is drained into a secondary vessel, allowing the cap to settle to a bottom and loosen the seeds that are trapped in the pulps. As the wine drains, a filter captures the seeds and removes them from the wine. The wine is then returned the first vessel. Demi-muid A large oak barrel that holds 159 gallons (600 liters). In ...
Spanish aging designation. For red wines this means that a wine has been aged for at least 3 years following harvest with at least 12 months in oak. For Spanish white wines, the designation means that the wine has been aged for at least 18 months with at least 6 of those months in oak. Reserve/Riserva/Reserva
A botijo, also called búcaro in Spanish, càntir in Catalan, [1] [2] [3] canabarro in Galician, [4] txongil in Basque, and boteja in Hispanic America, is a traditional porous clay container designed to contain water. [5] [6] The botijo, or water jar, is a typical element of culture in many parts of Spain and may vary in shape and color.
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