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D-terroir Dictionary

Terroir

The combination of soil, climate and place that gives a wine its character

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Plain meaning
The combination of soil, climate and place that gives a wine its character
How to use it
Build a wine brand around the place it comes from.
South African benchmark
Article 109 describes the Cape's terroir as agricultural intellectual property.
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
M20
Calculate it
No calculator; the term is applied in the venture plan narrative.
Library sources
LIB-A107, LIB-A108, LIB-P-Wine
See also
Geographical indication, Provenance
Wine: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedWine: how the business runsSold bytonnes of grapes, litres of wine1Plant vines2Grow 3 years3Harvest4Cellar5Bottle or bulk wineZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Wine Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M20 Wine.