The combination of local conditions or factors, including soil, climate, and the environment, all give a particular wine or a family of wines their distinctive character: "The superior quality of Burgundy wine depends on the French term of terroir (land, earth) because the mix of geography, geology and the influences of other elements determine the quality of wines."

"When wine specialists sip an outstanding wine, some of them will say, 'It's the terroir that made this possible!' "