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The argument that dirt has a fingerprint and your wine just signed it.
means The full set of natural conditions — soil, climate, slope, place — that give a crop its distinctive local character.
from From French terre, earth, by way of Latin terra; literally the sense of where a thing comes from, weaponized by winemakers.
Not just wineCoffee, cheese, chocolate, even oysters claim it.
Legally armoredChampagne can only come from Champagne, France.
Tasting taxOften code for justifying the higher price.