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The Importance of Terroir in Alsace
A tasting of Hugel's Riesling Jubilée over a 20-year span reveals a consistency of site
Although terroir may be defined simply as the integration of the physical and biochemical aspects of a vineyard, its impact goes beyond this technical description. I think of terroir as including the competitive advantages that a site gains from its environmental characteristics; one such advantage is the ability to be consistent in the face of vintage variation.
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