Terroir: the ever elusive concept of a physical interaction between the soil and the flavors and aromas of a wine made from grapes grown in that environment. Does it exist? Scientifically, the jury is still out. So far, there hasn’t…
Terroir! The word that grossly symbolizes the symphonic cacophony of chemical dances that make you associate certain flavors, aromas, and overall characteristics of a wine to a certain area of the world. In a very basic sense, terroir is the…
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The following is a guest post by Gary Strachan, an international vineyard and winery consultant specializing in the start up of vineyards and wineries. Please see his complete bio at the end of this post! Do you ever have that…
Many of us are familiar with the term “terroir”, though some are torn as to whether this is a real phenomenon, or if it was just something that the French made up to help sell their wines (I tend to…