2) That thing we call Terroir: The language that you cite comes from INAO texts, the decrets by which appellations are defined. IMHO terroir applies to that which is immutable: the soils, the subsoils, the elevation, the exposition, the opening of the countryside, the microclimate. It is not an appellation. We all start somewhere. MORE >>

He added that people like to “drink pinot and talk terroir.&# Well, he said, this was the terroir of 2008. Putting the “air&# in terroir, one might say. I had heard about the fires in Sonoma 2008. But I had never tasted them. And guess what: it had a smoky notes swirling around the dark cherry fruit. MORE >>

Here’s a report of the terroir of 5700 South Lafayette St: Standing at what would be the John Raber House’s front steps — they’ve been removed to stymie squatters — it’s difficult to imagine much anything of beauty rising there. Bill Lavicka doesn’t lack ambition. But now he wants to make an estate wine. MORE >>

Burgundy News burgundy jeanne-marie du cjamps terroirOne of the most fabulous things about Manhattan is that one has no need to jump on a jet to explore exotic wine regions, as the regions themselves come to us. On March 16, Burgundy Wines came to Manhattan to educate journalists about "the lesser known village appellations from Burgundy." MORE >>

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