Examples
“The word terroir is also used in an extended sense to describe the soil together with the associated climatic conditions of a district or a vineyard; the English equivalent might be microclimate.”
The Huffington Post: Brad Haskel: Terroir: The Dividing Line in Wine
“The term "terroir" talks of a uniqueness of place, and at least in my case, this is the element that divides the wine trade from more commercial or industrial wine to very unique and interesting wine.”
“Wine producers and enthusiasts use the term "terroir," from the French terre meaning land, to refer to the special characteristics of a place that impart unique qualities to the wine produced.”
“He explained that these stones are part of the terroir (the closest word in English for terroir is soil, but many vines can grow in rocky, sandy, clay, gravel, and limestone conditions, so the term terroir is used) in which the vines grow in the Pouilly-Fumé region.”
“terroir," a French word that refers to the special characteristics that a specific landscape contributes to winemaking.”
“The discussion of terroir is totally incomprehensible.”
Of Bicyclettes, terroir, typicité: Over on HuffPo… | Dr Vino's wine blog
“The influence of terroir is ALL of the factors involving the particular place where a particular lot of grapes have been grown.”
Rocks for shocks: geologists don’t “debunk” terroir; minerality questioned | Dr Vino's wine blog
“I personally find it hard to argue with this in the Languedoc or the Rhône, but in Beaujolais or Bourgogne where small neighbouring vineyards grow a single grape variety and produce wines of greatly differing flavour and character it seems indisputable that terroir is important to good wine!”
“I am now convinced that there is certain terroir ideal for pinot noir in the region, and while I may not have been amped about pinot in the past, I am beyond thrilled that we have the chance to make Burgundian style red wines that show the unique terroir that I now call home.”
“However, I do like the idea of calling attention to the similarities in terroir of other regions to those found here in New York.”
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TouchPro "terroir" is the unique quality that a region of origin imparts on something. Most used for wine, but there is no reason it can't include a personage, e.g. the terrior of a midwesterner. Jun 22, 2009
whichbe (F.) The situation in which wine is made. May 12, 2008
chained_bear see also mridangam. Apr 9, 2008
chained_bear Learned here. Apr 9, 2008