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terroirist

terroirist noun: a person who believes in the usage of the terroir, especially one whose production or selection of wine is influenced by this concept.

Noun

terroirist (plural terroirists)

  1. A person who believes in the usage of the terroir, especially one whose production or selection of wine is influenced by this concept.
    • This should be a caveat to those inveterate terroirists who are inclined to disparage the ripe, fruity, floral and cereal aromas of very young California Chardonnay, […]1998, The Wine Spectator, volume 22, page 34

Forms of terroirist

pluralterroirists

Origin of terroirist

From terroir + -ist.

Questions about terroirist

What does terroirist mean?
Terroirist means a person who believes in the usage of the terroir, especially one whose production or selection of wine is influenced by this concept.
What part of speech is terroirist?
Terroirist is a noun.
What is the plural of terroirist?
The plural of terroirist is terroirists.

Words near terroirist in the dictionary

  1. Territory of the Saar Basin
  2. Territory of Utah
  3. Territos
  4. territs
  5. terroir
  6. terroirist
  7. terroirists
  8. terroirs
  9. terror
  10. terror bird
  11. terror birds

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