terroirist

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounterroirist (plural terroirists)

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

Origin

From terroir + -ist.

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APA

terroirist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terroirist

MLA

“terroirist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terroirist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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