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Paul Sequeira's avatar

Just because science has not yet identified sensory markers linked to soil and minerals doesn’t mean they don’t exist. We may not understand how or why, but I for one still believe that soil, and not just its tilth or fertility, affects the sensory characteristics of wine. Science just needs time to catch up.

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Bruce Murray's avatar

As someone who grows and produces Riesling in the Finger Lakes, we enthusiastically concur with Randy's point-of-view. "Terroir" can also extend to certain cultural practices that differentiate the fruit that comes from one "place" and fruit that comes from another nearby. Terroir is about way more than the soil. It may begin with the soil, but where terroir ends, well, there may be room for debate.

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