Etymology

aeroir

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Today it means: The taste or flavor of the air associated with a particular place or environment. Full definition →

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The story

From aero- + terroir (“the complete set of local conditions in which a particular wine or family of wines is produced”). Coined by American freelance writer Nicola Twilley working with the Center for Genomic Gastronomy at or before 2015.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.