Terroir Review

Cheese, Food, France, Pairing

Valençay Plus Wine

by Meg Maker

Classic wines and bold options to pair with Valençay cheese

Resources, Wine Science

Acidity In Wine

California, Features, People

Two Men And A Village: The Launch of Joseph-Jibril

Two bottles of Ryme Cellars wines on a table, with wine in a glass and a small cheese plate.

California, Features, Review Articles

Tasting Ryme, Again

Essays, Features, Wine Writing

We Need to Talk About Wine Talk

Joško Gravner in his fermentation cellar in Oslavia

Features, Visual Essays

The Gravner Notebook

Barefoot in the Douro

Essays, Features, Portugal, Travel

Barefoot in the Douro

Terroir Review

A journal of nature, culture, food, wine, and place About Terroir Review

Wine Reviews

Small-batch, old-fangled, organic, indigenous, or otherwise interesting wines

2021 Collavini Rosé Rame Venezia Giulia

2021 Collavini Rosé Rame Venezia Giulia

2021 Gérard Bertrand Rosé Gris Blanc Pays d’Oc

2021 Gérard Bertrand Rosé Gris Blanc Pays d’Oc

2018 Collavini Ribolla Gialla Spumante Brut Millesimato

2018 Collavini Ribolla Gialla Spumante Brut Millesimato

2019 Tornatore Etna Rosso

2019 Tornatore Etna Rosso

2021 Adami Prosecco Col Fondo Brut Nature Sui Lieviti Conegliano Valdobbiadene

2021 Adami Prosecco Col Fondo Brut Nature Sui Lieviti Conegliano Valdobbiadene

2021 Villabella Chiaretto di Bardolino Classico

2021 Villabella Chiaretto di Bardolino Classico

Il Conte Villa Prandone Método Ancestrale Fammattì Vino Bianco

Il Conte Villa Prandone Método Ancestrale Fammattì Vino Bianco

2014 Corison Helios Cabernet Franc Sunbasket Vineyard St. Helena

2014 Corison Helios Cabernet Franc Sunbasket Vineyard St. Helena

2020 Casaretti La Rocca Bardolino

2020 Casaretti La Rocca Bardolino

2021 Monte Novo Phasianus Chiaretto di Bardolino

2021 Monte Novo Phasianus Chiaretto di Bardolino

2019 Montinore Estate Pinot Noir Red Cap Willamette Valley

2019 Montinore Estate Pinot Noir Red Cap Willamette Valley

Two bottles of Ryme Cellars wines on a table, with wine in a glass and a small cheese plate.

Tasting Ryme, Again

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Essays

Award-winning writing on wine, food, and place by Meg Maker Read more

Features

Profiles, essays, travelogues, tasting roundups, and more

Jon Piana of Fable Farm

Jon Piana of Fable Farm on the Quest for Terroir Cider

The home terroir

Wine for the New Normal

Asters in the biodynamic vineyard of Calicantus in Bardolino

Clearly Bardolino

Teddy Weber of Tin Hat Cider

It’s Just Complexity: A Conversation with Teddy Weber of Tin Hat Cider

Château de Poncié

At Château de Poncié, Start With The Soil

Cécile Mallié Verdier

Biodynamic in Bordeaux: “The Secret is to Work”

Brad Koehler of Windfall Orchard

Renovating Cider

Tortelloni in brodo at San Domenico restaurant

Artful Wine: A field report from Emilia-Romagna

Meg Houston Maker Wins International Wine Writing Award

Meg Houston Maker Wins International Wine Writing Award

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Travel

A passion for place and people read all travel stories

AWARDS, PRESS & SPEAKING

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Food

Terroir-driven foods (including lots of cheese) READ ALL FOOD STORIES & REVIEWS

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Visitor to the #hometerroir

Visitor to the #hometerroir

Wine’s acidity originates in grapes, but some is

Wine’s acidity originates in grapes, but some is also created during winemaking and aging. All finished wines contain a mix of different acids, each contributing something to the wine’s aromas, flavors, and textures. Adding to the naturally occurring acids are some produced during winemaking, by both alcoholic (yeast) and malolactic (bacterial) fermentations. Together, these acids help balance a wine’s sweetness, fruits, tannins, and texture, and participate in its aging trajectory.

The first in our new series on wine science topics tackles acidity, volatile acidity, and wine’s essential refreshment.

Read more at the link in bio!⭐️

https://terroirreview.com/2023/02/23/acidity-in-wine/

#wine #winescience #science #wineeducation #wineeducator #wineexpert #winelover #winegeek #winemaking #viticulture #enology #acidity

Sublime light in the shire right now.

Sublime light in the shire right now.

It was a treat to visit with Ryan Glaab of Ryme Ce

It was a treat to visit with Ryan Glaab of Ryme Cellars and catch up with their recent releases. Link in bio for the story.

#wine #winemaking #winewriting #winereviews #sonomawine #organic #organicwine

Last week, Terroir founder @megmaker led a panel o

Last week, Terroir founder @megmaker led a panel on wine writing at @unifiedwinegrape, North America’s largest wine trade conference. Panelists @artowns and @ericaduecy shared their thoughts on strategies and tactics to decolonize and make our wine language more diverse, welcoming, and inclusive to new audiences. Meg has just posted her introductory remarks on the site. Give them a read and let us know your thoughts. Link in bio or:

https://terroirreview.com/2023/02/02/we-need-to-talk-about-wine-talk/

#wine #winewriting #winewriter #winejournalism #wineeducation #winelexicon #winespeak #linguistics #lingo #winelingo

“To become organic is normal.” —Lorenzo Mari

“To become organic is normal.”
—Lorenzo Mariani, owner, I Veroni

Two Organic Chianti Rùfina From I Veroni — click “wine reviews” in bio or https://terroirreview.com/2023/01/03/two-chianti-rufina-from-i-veroni/

#wine #winereview #organic #autoctono #sangiovese #chiantirufina #chianti #sample #italianwi e #organicwine #organicwinery #🇮🇹🍷

Terroir Review author @megmaker is both a writer a

Terroir Review author @megmaker is both a writer and an artist. Here she’s merged approaches to produce a compelling visual essay of her recent visit with Joško Gravner, a pioneer of modern orange winemaking.

Link in bio (“The Gravner Notebook”) or https://terroirreview.com/2022/09/05/the-gravner-notebook/

#wine #orangewine #amberwine #friuli #collio #veneziagiulia #italianwine #drawing #winedrawing #winewriter #artist #winemaker #winetravel #sample #mediatrip #amphora #skincontact #skincontactwine

Arkadia is an organic, traditional method blueberr

Arkadia is an organic, traditional method blueberry wine that gives Lambrusco a run for its money.

Click Wine Reviews in bio or https://terroirreview.com/2022/08/26/2020-ras-wines-arkadia-sparkling-blueberry-wine-maine/

#wine #review #sample #blueberrywine #sparklingwine #traditionalmethod #maine #mainewine #newenglandterroir

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A few years ago I started Asclepius from seed to a

A few years ago I started Asclepius from seed to attract Monarchs. It worked! It took the plants a few years to get a toehold but the flowers are finally offering food and habitat in the #hometerroir.

So. Much. Lettuce.

So. Much. Lettuce.

Summer fitness regimen. Self-portraits by @megmak

Summer fitness regimen.

Self-portraits by @megmaker.

Oak apple wasp galls are everywhere right now. The

Oak apple wasp galls are everywhere right now. The wasp lays an egg in new leaf tissue, and as the larva grows it transforms the leaf into a chamber. It doesn’t hurt the tree, and the larvae are food for other creatures.
#hometerroir

Lettuce in the landscape.

Lettuce in the landscape.

This year’s ramps meet last year’s garlic. #w

This year’s ramps meet last year’s garlic.

#wheeloftheyear #garlic #ramps #wildleeks #backyardfarm #hometerroir

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