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Resources, Wine Science

What is Malolactic Fermentation?

by Meg Maker

Malolactic affects wine’s texture and flavor, and letting it roll (or not) depends on tradition, fashion, chemistry, and more

Cheese, Food, France, Pairing

Valençay Plus Wine

Resources, Wine Science

Acidity In Wine

California, Features, People

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

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

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Wine Reviews

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

2011 Jean-Marc Brocard Vau de Vey Premier Cru Chablis

2011 Jean-Marc Brocard Vau de Vey Premier Cru Chablis

2020 Bigagnoli Eocene Montebaldo Bardolino

2020 Bigagnoli Eocene Montebaldo Bardolino

2017 Collavini Ribolla Gialla Spumante Dosaggio Zero Millesimato

2017 Collavini Ribolla Gialla Spumante Dosaggio Zero Millesimato

2016 Bovio Parussi Barolo

2016 Bovio Parussi Barolo

2018 Pisoni Millesimato Nature Trentodoc

2018 Pisoni Millesimato Nature Trentodoc

Jeeper Grand Assemblage Brut Champagne

Jeeper Grand Assemblage Brut Champagne

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

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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

A Rare Glimpse Inside the Cellars at Jasper Hill

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Travel

A passion for place and people read all travel stories

PRESS, AWARDS & SPEAKING

Food

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

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So. Much. Lettuce. #gardening #hometerroir

So. Much. Lettuce.

#gardening #hometerroir

In 2014, as a capstone to a week’s vacation in B

In 2014, as a capstone to a week’s vacation in Burgundy, my husband and I spent three days in Chablis. On one of those days we booked a tasting appointment at Jean-Marc Brocard, a biodynamic producer in Préhy. The appointment turned into a six-hour affair.

Read more, plus my notes on a recently opened 2011 purchased on that trip: https://terroirreview.com/2023/05/01/2011-jean-marc-brocard-vau-de-vey-premier-cru-chablis/

(See Wine Reviews link in bio.)

#chablis #frenchwine #chardonnay #winereview

Malolactic affects wine’s texture and flavor, an

Malolactic affects wine’s texture and flavor, and letting it roll (or not) depends on tradition, fashion, chemistry, and more. Our new Wine Science article covers common questions and misperceptions of this marvelous microbial transformation. (Hint: It’s not actually a fermentation.)

Link in bio – https://terroirreview.com/2023/04/08/malolactic-fermentation-wine-science/

#wine #winescience #wineeducation #wineeducator #wineexpert #winelover #winelovers #enology #winemaking #malolacticfermentation #malolactic

Who can resist sparkling Ribolla gialla? 2018 Co

Who can resist sparkling Ribolla gialla?

2018 Collavini Ribolla Gialla Spumante Brut Millesimato — Review: https://terroirreview.com/2023/03/09/2018-collavini-ribolla-gialla-spumante-brut-millesimato/

#ribollagialla @eugeniocollavini_official #sparklingwine #winelover #winelovers #spumante #italianwine #italy #wineexpert #winewriter #winereview #linkinbio

Cheese and wine lovers! 🧀 check out our new il

Cheese and wine lovers!

🧀 check out our new illustrated series on pairing wine and cheese. First up: Valençay, an (almost!) pyramidal goat’s cheese from the Loire.

🍷Each post offers classic wine pairings plus a few bold choices.

As always, I’m sharing what works for me and why, offering recommendations rather than rules. Enjoy!

Link in bio https://terroirreview.com/2023/03/21/valencay-plus-wine/

#wine #cheese #pairing #winepairing #winelover #cheeselover #cheeseandwine #wineandcheese #wineeducation #wineexpert #cheeseexpert #frenchcheese #goatcheese #valencay #valençay #loire #loirevalley #chevre #chèvre #aopchevre

A Chardonnay-heavy blend that spends four years on

A Chardonnay-heavy blend that spends four years on lees. Toasty!

Check Wine Reviews link in bio.

https://terroirreview.com/2023/03/23/jeeper-grand-assemblage-brut-champagne/

#champagne #wine #winereview #frenchwine #sparklingwine #sparklingwines #winelover #🥂 #🍾

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.

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