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  • noun Plural form of terroirist.

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Examples

  • While it\'s not the most complex rosé, nor will it satisfy the terroirists of the wine world, it can be a perfect addition to any summer meal.

    What We Drank 2009

  • While it\'s not the most complex rosé, nor will it satisfy the terroirists of the wine world, it can be a perfect addition to any summer meal.

    What We Drank (6/16/09) 2009

  • While it\'s not the most complex rosé, nor will it satisfy the terroirists of the wine world, it can be a perfect addition to any summer meal.

    LENNDEVOURS: 2009

  • But Waters, undaunted, continues to spearhead -- along with Doiron and a small army of trowel-wielding terroirists -- a visionary agrarian platform I call YIMBY-ism; the Yes, In My Back Yard! movement.

    A Seedy Campaign in the Name of Good Taste 2009

  • But Waters, undaunted, continues to spearhead -- along with Doiron and a small army of trowel-wielding terroirists -- a visionary agrarian platform I call YIMBY-ism; the Yes, In My Back Yard! movement.

    Kerry Trueman: A Seedy Campaign In The Name Of Good Taste 2008

  • Which of these Corton-Charlemagnes has that notion of “somewhereness” that is raised by the terroirists to validate the quality of a vineyard?

    The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

  • Advocates of terroir the terroirists argue that a particular piece of ground contributes a character that is distinctive and apart from that same product grown on different soils and slopes.

    The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

  • It has that transparent character that terroirists talk more about than actually recognize.

    The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

  • Leading terroirists make a persuasive and often eloquent case about the necessity of finding, as one observer puts it, “the true voice of the land” in order for a wine to be legitimized.

    The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

  • Yet like so many things about wine, especially tasting it, there is no scientific basis for anything the terroirists propose.

    The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

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