Ep 009: What is Terroir? Part 1: It’s not just a fancy French wine term

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🗓️ 4 March 2011

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Terroir (teh-RWAH) - It’s a HUGE topic in the wine world, and not without controversy. In this first segment, Elizabeth and Rick define terroir and its effect on wine.

Show Notes:

Shout-outs - More awesome feedback from our friends on Facebook, the blog, and on iTunes!
Wine News - We skipped this week’s news to make room for the big main topic…
Main Topic -
- What is Terroir? - A loaded question
- How to pronounce it correctly
- What does it mean (translation)?
- Its effect on wine (can you actually taste terroir?!)
- The big controversy - Is terroir a bunch of hooey?
- The origins of terroir (a bit of history)

Grape of the Week - Cabernet Sauvignon (and its differences in terroir)

Next Week - Terroir Part 2: Its different aspects and why terroir matters Sponsored by the free Hello Vino mobile app (iPhone & Android) More at the Wine for Normal People blog.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Wine for Normal People Radio, for people who like wine but not the snobbery that goes with it.
0:10.0	This weekly podcast is an exploration of a hot topic in wine.
0:15.0	It's an honest, fun, and interesting look inside wine, wine technology, and the wine
0:20.4	industry.
0:21.4	And I'll prove to you that wine doesn't have to be snoddy, condescending or boring.
0:26.2	We're normal people who like wine and we welcome you to Wine for Normal People Radio.
0:30.6	Today's program is sponsored by Hello Vino, a free mobile app that will help you pick a wine next time you're in the store or the restaurant.
0:38.0	The free app is available on both iPhone and Android. Check it out at hello vino dot com. I'm Elizabeth Schneider a
0:45.2	certified solier certified specialist of wine wine blogger of wine for
0:49.5	normal people and educator with years of experience in the wine industry, but I'm not an insider.
0:54.2	I can't stand pretense in wine or in anything else.
0:58.0	And I'm Rick Kreslin co-host and certified technology lover.
1:02.2	Also the co-founder of Helovino, the Wine App for Normal People.
1:06.4	Today is Friday, March 4th, and this is Wine for Normal People Radio.
1:11.6	Today's topic? A big one. Terwa. Terwa. You said that very well. Well thank you. I probably should put on my fake French accent and say,
1:21.0	terwa. Ooh, that sounds even better.
1:24.0	I remember French class from middle school and they would sort of teach us, you know, have a little
1:29.9	guttural sound in there, Tijuana, Téguer.
1:33.0	Very nice.
1:34.0	Yeah, yeah.
1:35.0	And so, you know, I didn't learn many words,
1:38.0	but I got the pronunciation down so I could fake it quite a bit.
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