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Terroir

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Terroir

Pronounced tur-WAH, the French word for soil, land or terrain. The term is used to convey the larger concept "of the land", i.e., how the specific place where an agricultural product is produced bears the taste of that particular piece of land, its specific soil composition and microclimate. In the case of cheese, the grass and other vegetation upon which the animals graze impart flavor nuances to their milk.