Terroir

Question 1

What is terrior?

Answer 1

The entire set of factors that influence the development of fruit and the characteristics the fruit shows once it’s vinified.
This includes the soil, the climate, the weather, the aspect of the slope, anything to do with the ““sense of place”” where the vine is grown

Question 2

What is an example of a wine with a sense of place?

Answer 2

Chenin Blanc. It has a salinity to it that is representative of the soils in which it’s grown.