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Video sum up: What is terroir and how does it influence wine?

Terroir is a very broad term:From Jeremy’s point of view terroir means place, ie:

• where does the wine / the grapes comes from
• the soil and what is in the soil (litteraly from french terroir means earth).
  For example in the episode 10 we were talking about Chablis and its very specific soil made of sea beds which gave it a mineraly taste
• the location of the vineyard itself: is the vineyard exposed a lot to the sun? how well is a vineyard is irrigated? what is the slope of the vineyard?

All these things contribute to the concept of place and the notion of terroir.

With a well trained palate and nose you will certainly be able to determine exactly where the wine was produced. Otherwise you might be able to say if the wine was grown in hot weather or maybe what was in the soil (minerality for example)…

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Video sum up

The first difference is from a geographic point of view:

• Old World wine comes from Old World, ie Europe (France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria…)
• New World wine comes from New World, ie America, South Africa, Australia, the USA…

Historically, wine has been produced for hundreds of years in Europe whereas in the USA and other regions it has been for a shorter period of time.

Finally, as far as the taste is concerned:

• New World wine are more exotic, have more alcohol and are typically grown in hot weather (which result in a higher concentration of fruit)
• Old world wine are perhaps more refined and delicate

Most often when people speak about new world wine they think about flashier, bigger and more flamboyant than old world wine.

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Video sum up: Is wine produced in every state in the US?

The answer is YES. Wine is produced in every state of the Union including Alaska and Hawaii.

But 6 states are best known for producing wine:

• California
• Oregon
• Washington State
• New York State
• Virginia
• New Mexico (which produce an exceptionnal sparkling wine called Gruet)

California and New York are respectively the number one and two in wine making.

California is famous for the Napa Valley and the Sonoma Valley.

New York basically has three wine regions (the Finger Lakes, Long Island and the Hudson Valley).

But each state produce its own wine. So next time you are in Texas, Florida or wherever pick up a local bottle of wine and enjoy it!

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