Gracianna Winery is an Award-winning Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Chardonnay and more from the Russian River in Healdsburg, California.
Gracianna Medallion Wine Club members love to discover knowledge about wines and winemaking and grape-growing. As you explore, you probably will come across the term terroir. It’s a French word, hard to pronounce if you’re an American, and hard to define precisely. Generally speaking, it refers to the soil and slope and aspect (in what direction it receives sunlight) and weather (or micro-climate, to be more technical) in the specific place where the vineyard is located. The important point is that terroir affects the nature and quality of the grapes and therefore of the wine. Some terroirs are particularly favorable for some specific varietals of grape.