The Importance of Terroir
I recently sat down with the Academy of Food and Wine Service for an interview on the importance of ‘terroir‘, that is the importance of geography, geology, climate and environmental factors in the quality of wine.
Q. Ronan, why is terroir important to the character of a wine and why is an appreciation of it necessary for a top sommelier?
Ronan Sayburn [above]: Terroir is vital to making good wine as it’s a combination of a lot of small things that add up to an overall level of perfection – like making great food it’s a combination of ingredients, technique and seasoning.
