: the combination of factors including soil, climate, and sunlight that gives wine grapes their distinctive character
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These areas give wines unique characteristics, especially Malbec, which best showcases Mendoza's terroir.
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Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
According to winemakers, the most important reason to use native, indigenous, or naturally occurring yeast (all the same thing) is to make a complex wine that showcases its terroir.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
Executive chef Nicolas Piatti sources quality ingredients from across the country to highlight the richness of the terroir and culinary traditions.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2025
Washington’s distinctive vineyard terroir was created at the end of the last ice age—between 18,000 and 15,000 years ago—when an ice dam burst and sent flood waters surging down the northwest in an event known as the Missoula Floods.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
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Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
According to winemakers, the most important reason to use native, indigenous, or naturally occurring yeast (all the same thing) is to make a complex wine that showcases its terroir.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
Executive chef Nicolas Piatti sources quality ingredients from across the country to highlight the richness of the terroir and culinary traditions.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2025
Washington’s distinctive vineyard terroir was created at the end of the last ice age—between 18,000 and 15,000 years ago—when an ice dam burst and sent flood waters surging down the northwest in an event known as the Missoula Floods.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
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“Terroir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terroir. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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