: the combination of factors including soil, climate, and sunlight that gives wine grapes their distinctive character
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Wellness safaris take guests on a journey across a menu of healing ingredients rich with terroir and imbued with local custom.
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Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
The aim is to place terroir at the forefront, and further study precisely what the vineyard provides.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The walls were caked in natural molds and yeasts, which, we were told, add to the wine’s terroir.
—Megan Lloyd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Jacobsen is well versed in how a food’s terroir, or origin of place, influences its flavor.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
The aim is to place terroir at the forefront, and further study precisely what the vineyard provides.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The walls were caked in natural molds and yeasts, which, we were told, add to the wine’s terroir.
—Megan Lloyd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Jacobsen is well versed in how a food’s terroir, or origin of place, influences its flavor.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Terroir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terroir. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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