terroir


ter·roir

T5133750 (tĕr-wär′)n.1. The aggregate characteristics of the environment in which a food or wine is produced, including regional and local climate, soil, and topography.2. The flavor imparted to a food or wine by such characteristics.
[French, cultivated land, terroir, from Old French, terreoir, from Vulgar Latin *terratōrium, alteration (influenced by Latin terra, land) of Latin territōrium, territory; see territory.]

terroir

(tɛrwar) n (Brewing) winemaking the combination of factors, including soil, climate, and environment, that gives a wine its distinctive character[literally: soil]