#terroir

#terroir

The concept of terroir has been essential to the history of Burgundy since (at least) the Middle Ages when the Cistercian monks started documenting vineyard sites across the region. Each plot was meticulously mapped out and categorized based on where the vines were most successful and what the resulting wines tasted like. Many of the areas that were selected as the cream of the crop back then are still highly regarded to this day.

New Zealand has a catalog of higher intensity hops-not just Nelson and Motueka, but Riwaka, Peacharine, Nectaron, and Pacific Sunrise-that deliver in the same way as American hops.