terroir

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the complete set of local conditions in which a particular wine or family of wines is produced, including soil-type, weather conditions, topography and wine-making savoir-faire
A French word meaning soil and site; a wine is said to have un gout de terroir (a taste of the soil) when it has gathered flavor from the land on which it was produced
Describes all the influences on the flavors in the wine that come from where the vines grow, especially soil, climate, slope, the aspect of the slope There is no exact translation in English, but 'terroir' is an important concept in the expression of the origin of wine
The French concept of the influence of the growing environment on wine character Terroir is the locale where vines are grown and the interaction between temperature and rainfall, sunlight, relief (elevation and degree of slope), geology and pedology The notion of the terroir has become a cornerstone of the EU regional classification
French language term for all the characteristics of the vineyard site thought to be imparted to a particular wine It is a term that includes geographic, geological, climatic and other attributes that can affect an area of growth as small as a few square metres
> The complete natural environment of a vineyard (a combination of components of soil, geography and microclimate) It is the combination of these three broad factors that give each vineyard site a completely unique terroir
French word for "earth" or "soil" It is used in the sense of "place" which includes localized climate, soil type, drainage, wind direction, humidity and all the other factors that combine to make one grape-growing location different from another
The over all environment within which a given varietal grows Derived from the French word for Earth, "Terre "
French term literally meaning 'soil' or 'earth', generally referring to all the physical/environmental characteristics in and around a particular vineyard site that are imparted into a wine such climate, soil, geographical location and so on
(tear-wah) The "sense of place" component that seems apparent in a wine's aromas or flavors The term is used to generally describe nuances imparted by soil and climatic factors in certain wine-growing regions Should not be confused with TERRIER