Salut/Hi Tom S,

le/on Wed, 21 Apr 2004 18:04:00 GMT, tu disais/you said:-

>Sancerre ($16US). If I had been served this wine blind I'd have _sworn_
>that it was a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc!
[snip]

>That got me to wondering:
>Could it be that terroir is a function of very slight, regional
>microbiological infections? ( I hesitate to use the term "spoilage".)

[snip]
>Does good white winemaking technique consist in throwing away the terroir
>with the bathwater, so to speak?

What a fascinating question. Thanks for asking.

I'm saying nothing, (My brother, who lurks here from time to time, would no
doubt roar with laughter and tell you that's a first!). and reading
everyone's comments.

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