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Notably you didn’t translate the meaning, or, at least, “earth” or “land” is certainly too narrow. Terroir is very broad, including the plants growing nearby,
by lelandfe 2y ago
Notably you didn’t translate the meaning, or, at least, “earth” or “land” is certainly too narrow.
Terroir is very broad, including the plants growing nearby, the climate, the topography, nearby features (grown near a river?), sunlight, and so on. I’m not a wine expert, but I know there’s even further things which can be included, some contentious, like tradition / process, microbes, etc.
“Growing conditions” is a bit closer
- tuetuopay 2y agosee my other comment, but terroir is not only applicable to wine. it's more about stuff that's made in some specific place. and the people with their traditions are, I would say, as important to the notion of terroir.