A Spanish term which is used to described the diatomaceous chalky-white soil of the best Jerez sherry vineyards in Spain. Search Wines.com for your favorite bottle of Sherry
The French term for alembic, an alchemical still consisting of two retorts connected by a tube. Technically, the alembic is only the upper part (the capital or still-head), while the lower part is the cucurbit, but the word was often used to refer to the entire...