wine concept: terroir
Terroir (/tεʀwaÊ€/ in French) very loosely translated means “a sense of place.” In wine, it refers to the sum of the effects on the final product that can be attributed to the local environment, meaning climate, soil, geology, altitude, vineyard practices, and the history of the land. All these and more are said to play a role in the quality and flavor of the wine that is produced.
With that being said… during a recent visit to some Ontario wineries, I saw a “terroir” that made me think twice about consuming this particular vineyard’s wine.
Mmmm… smooth black raspberry with a hint of oak and grandma.
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August 14th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Uh, that’s just funny! Did you taste the wine anyway? Of course you did. This is begging for a bad movie to be made about it… a ridiculously successful winery’s secret is revealed… the special ingredient is DEAD BODIES!!!
August 15th, 2007 at 2:07 am
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August 17th, 2007 at 11:25 am
mmm, yummy!
September 7th, 2007 at 10:42 am
I was so caught up in the ’seriousness’ and detail of your writing …… and then suddenly I burst out in uncontrollable laughter ………. what wonderful raw humour. Loved it!!!
September 10th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
[...] I was inspired, but then forgot… until this month’s Wine Blog Wednesday was announced. The focus is on indigenous grapes, which reminded me how important “location, location, location” is to learn as a wine fan and how badly wine shops make it to learn the interconnectedness of things like flavor, food pairing, varietal, style, age-ability, and region (see terroir). [...]