concept of terroir

[Bucko]

It should be stated that some folks think terroir is a lot of bunk. Don't throw stones -- I'm not one of them.

It is hard to stand in the Erdener Treppchen Vineyard, look at the layers of slate, and not find petrol or slate notes in the resulting Riesling wines.

What I do believe is that some areas express their terroir more intensely than others.

One of my first experiences was with Johnson-Turnbull VS-67 Cab. It was planted next to (and over) an old eucalyptus grove. You could easily detect a minty, eucalyptus flavor in the wine.

Terroir is alive and well.