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goût de terroir, n. Winemaking.
Brit. |ˌguː də ˈtɛ(r)wɑː|, U.S. |ˌgu də ˈtɛrˌwɑr|
Forms: 18– goût du terroir, 19– goût de terroir, 19– gout de terroir
[‹ French goût de terroir (1549 as goust du terroir), lit. ‘taste of the land’ > n.3 + de de prep. + terroir terroir n.]
The distinctive taste of a wine or brandy, viewed as deriving from the growing conditions in the region from which the grapes originate. Also in extended use. Cf. terroir n. Additions
1893Temple Bar July 408 Yes, indeed, that was a wine worth drinking... What a bouquet! What a fine goût du terroir! 1909Mod. Lang. Notes 24 25/2 The Spaniards, whose greatest weakness, perhaps, is their strong local color, the goût du terroir, which renders them so hard for foreigners..to appreciate. 1962Times 7 May 13/2 This is due partly to the soil of the vineyards and partly to the vines planted, and the resulting ‘goût du terroir’ is quite unique. 1987A. Danto Kimura/Berlinart in Encounters & Reflections (1991) 109 Connoisseurship consisted in part in the power to make nuanced discriminations of whatever it is in art that corresponds to vintage and the goût de terroir of authentic wines. 2003N. Gordon Death by Glass 215 That means you can get a sense of goût de terroir, just like with vintage estate wine. |