Although the compulsion is to compare Willamette Valley Chardonnay to Burgundy, Willamettians believe they are on to something completely different; something that could even be categorized as “white Oregon,” not “Chardonnay.” Re https://caparoso.substack.com/p/the-big-skinny-on-oregon-chardonnay
#chardonnay #willamettevalleywines #willamettevalleychardonnay #oregonchardonnay #terroir #wineterroir #willamettevalleyterroir
The concept of terroir expressed in wines is, in a way, a funny thing. Most wine lovers have a hard time recognizing tastes associated with terroir in a wine glass. Yet at the same time, the origins of wines⏤and by the same token, the influence of terroir⏤still matter when we buy wines.
Re this reposting (“Is terroir dead?”) addressing the challenges of grasping terroir, even among professionals such as Master Sommeliers, https://randycaparoso.substack.com/p/is-terroir-dead
If you talk about terroir outside of context of what you find in a wine glass, does anyone really care? On this quandary, and the vivid examples of terroir driven wines I found this past week in West Sonoma Coast’s Freestone Vineyards.
Re https://caparoso.substack.com/p/why-terroir-is-like-a-tree-falling
#pinotnoir #terroir #wineterroir #sommelier #westsonomacoast #freestonewine #freestone #chardonnay #winewriting #winejournalist
The great wines of the world are plenty diverse⏤it’s our minds that we need to diversify. Re https://randycaparoso.substack.com/p/great-pinot-noir-is-a-state-of-mind
#pinotnoir #winetasting #wineperception #terroir #wineterroir
Welcome to 2026! For starters, collected thoughts of influential proponents on two subjects of increasing interest to consumers everywhere: Terroir and natural style wines. Re https://caparoso.substack.com/p/the-accidental-and-deliberate-collisions
What sommeliers discovered during the 2025 Alexander Valley Cabernet Academy, re https://randycaparoso.substack.com/p/the-alexander-valley-cabernet-academy.
#sommjournal #alexandervalley #alexandervalleycabernetacademy #sonomacountywine #wineterroir
How you can "taste" terroir through photography. Re https://rcaparoso.substack.com/p/gleaning-terroir-through-photography
#randycaparosophotography #riesling #chardonnay #terroir #wineterroir
Late March blossoms in mixed old vine block sitting in the deep, rich sandy loam soil of Lodi's Mokelumne River AVA. Night and day You might want to pass Goal and scroll all the way down to the end of this post to look at the list of Lodi grown wines that strongly express terroir—the catch-all French term for “sense of place,” in reference to environmental factors defining vineyards and wine regions perceived in sensory qualities of wines. I currently count well over 100 of these wines, yet no doubt I missed a few. Fifteen years ago if I made this list, I probably would have counted less than a dozen wines that I could honestly describe as terroir focused. Lodi viticulture and winemaking styles have changed that much—drastically...
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