The OIV's official definition of terroir
Submitted by Tim James on 24 January, 2012 - 07:37
Vitivinicultural terroir is a concept which refers to an area in which collective knowledge of the interactions between the identifiable physical and biological environment and applied vitivinicultural practices develops, providing distinctive characteristics for the products originating from this area. - OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine (Resolution OIV/Viti 333/2010)
