Valerie is passionate about her winery (which produces a half million bottles a year), because of the quality of the wine, both in terms of the terroir and the attention that goes into its production. “You must have some fresh Truffles on toast!” Or at least that party scene in The Great Gatsby. Well, this is that scene. MORE >>

Each is a wine scion: Boisset Family Estates is the third largest wine company in France and E&J Gallo Winery is the largest in the world. SIPPED: bigger Terroir in NYC. SIPPED: match made in a barrel room. Jean-Charles Boisset and Gina Gallo married over the weekend in San Francisco according to winemag.com. SPIT: trophies. MORE >>

Jean-Roger Calvet from Domaine Thunevin-Calvet in Mary, France is next. The next panelist is Herve Bizeul from Le Clos des Fees, in Vingrau, France which has 400 habitants. Herve gives a little talk about finding terroir. and finding terroir find you. The pair showed gorgeous pictures of their winery overlooking the sea. MORE >>

And since Chardonnay is such a popular grape, and Burgundy, France, such a respected region, you decide to go in this direction. Now the Meursault terroir consists of marl and chalk soil, and the kind of high water table that allows producers such as Phillipe Chavy to carve deep cold cellars. White Burgundy Tasting. MORE >>

Nicolas Joly’s talk wasn’t the only thing packed on Monday; the tasting itself at Return to Terroir, NYC edition, was really crowded in the latter half. didn’t get a chance to taste all the wines (I hear I really missed out by not hitting the German area), but I did taste some really good ones. wine picks MORE >>