Dictionary

terroir en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /tɛɹˈwɑɹ/ (General-American)
• /tɛːˈwɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French terroir.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The complete set of local conditions in which a particular wine or family of wines is produced, including soil type, weather conditions, topography, and wine-making savoir-faire.
   • “It's got an ass-load of terroir.” “The fuck do you know, terroir?” “What do you mean?” 2023 July 13, Paul Simms, “A Night Out with the Guys” (7:04 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 2, spoken by Laszlo Cravensworth (Matt Berry):
   • The concept of terroir summarises in a synthetic, effective way the genetic-environmental and human conditions that constitute the foundation for the production of a wine that can convey the above characteristics of naturalness and genuineness (Fig 1.1). 2014, Diego Tomasi, Federica Gaiotti, Gregory V. Jones, The Power of the Terroir: the Case Study of Prosecco Wine, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 2:

Forms

Deriveds

terroirist · aeroir

Synonyms

somewhereness

Translations (2)

bg тероар (Translations) · ca terrer (Translations)