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- noun Plural form of
terroir .
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Examples
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In some cases, all four succeed well, in some cases one or more do not do as well as others and one can find “lesser terroirs” that will actually yield a better wine for that grape.
Of Bicyclettes, terroir, typicité: Over on HuffPo… | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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They have their own traditions and practices, climates and terroirs, as well as varying levels of availability in the Anglo-American sphere.
David J. Duman: Why We Don't Need Robert Parker, Wine Spectator, Or Anyone's 100-Point Scale David J. Duman 2011
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Unlike Argentina, which is famous for Malbec, Chile is home to dozens of different varietals and widely varying terroirs.
Overcoming the Lettie Teague 2010
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With a case of Lafite 2009 now selling for €15,000, most of the grand terroirs of Bordeaux are beyond consumers' reach.
A Vintage That Will Age for a Century Will Lyons 2011
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They have their own traditions and practices, climates and terroirs, as well as varying levels of availability in the Anglo-American sphere.
David J. Duman: Why We Don't Need Robert Parker, Wine Spectator, Or Anyone's 100-Point Scale David J. Duman 2011
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There is not a good Malbec and a Bad one, there are many expressions of one grape (the Malbec) thru different terroirs (Argentina, Cahors-France, Chili, California, South-Africa, Australia, etc).
Cahors: does the Malbec comparison help or hurt? | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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There is incredible variety of terroirs and wine styles in so small a country.
Brad Haskel: Adam Montefiore: A Driven Passion for the Wines of Israel 2010
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I see from your response that he may mean that the regions are sisters in that they offer similar wine types, not that there are similarities in their terroirs.
Millbrook Vineyards: Setting "Drink Local" Back 10 Years 2008
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To say that the terroirs are similar doesn't work for my understanding/thought of what terroir is.
Millbrook Vineyards: Setting "Drink Local" Back 10 Years 2008
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A very pure, intense and fleshy wine from one of the best PG terroirs in Italy.
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