Terroir
From Wikiquote
Terroir was originally a French term in wine and coffee used to denote the special characteristics that geography bestowed upon them. It can be very loosely translated as "a sense of place".
[edit] Sourced
- If you want to start an argument in the wine world – and believe me, it’s not hard to do – all you have to do is mention the word terroir.
- Eric Asimov. "Terroir", The New York Times, 2007-05-10. URL accessed on 2007-11-23.
[edit] Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure
- It is a French word that has no English equivalent. So it supposedly wouldn't appear in my French English dictionary. But it should and I could do the entry. French Terroir, English Cobblers.
- It is a word that encapsulates all the effects mother nature has on a wine.
