Terroirs
Terroir is a French term used in wine and agriculture to describe how the environment where a product is grown imparts distinct characteristics to it. It highlights the interaction of place, climate, soil, and local practices, contributing to a sense of place or typicity that observers attribute to the product.
The concept rests on several components. Climate encompasses temperature ranges, sunlight, rainfall, and diurnal variation. Soil
Terroir is widely used to explain regional character in wine, and the idea has been extended to
Historically, terroir emerged in French viticulture and became central to discussions of place-based labeling and appreciation