Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

vino del terreno

English translation:

local wine

Added to glossary by TRANZsmart
Jan 1, 2007 23:01
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term

vino del terreno

Spanish to English Art/Literary Tourism & Travel
This is about a small town in Andalusia. Is the "vino del terreno" whatever wine a locality specializes in, or is it homemade wine or even a specific kind of wine?

alquile una casa rural en un entorno natural propio para la práctica de la caza menor y disfrute de las Jornadas del VINO DEL TERRENO. En el transcurso del día asistirá a la presentación del vino elaborado artesanalmente en este pueblo, un vino joven y alegre

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local wine

simply refering to a local (locally produced) wine from a specific area.

http://www.equitour.co.uk/ridedetails.asp?rideid=150&country...
...serve delicious homemade dishes accompanied by the local wine “Vino del Terreno”.
Peer comment(s):

agree cmwilliams (X)
12 mins
thanks veyr much!
agree Robert Forstag
31 mins
thanks Robert
agree Juan Jacob : Sí, o vino del terruño. "Del terreno" no lo había visto.
1 hr
Gracias Juan
agree kironne : Tough call.// I was CHOSING it over terroir:"Terroir is a useful, but hard-to-define term [...] It refers to the site-specific differences in wines that are caused by factors such as soil types, drainage, local microclimate and sun exposure" Voilà, Henry.
3 hrs
thanks very much NeTra
agree Gad Kohenov : local is better than terroir which requires knowledge of French. By the way: "Cuisine du terroir" means local cuisine.
9 hrs
thanks desertfox
agree Carol Gullidge
10 hrs
cheers Carol
agree Noni Gilbert Riley
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thank you aceavila
agree claudia estanislau
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thanks claudia
agree Victoria Lorenzo
17 hrs
thatnks Victoria
agree Sergio Mazzini
23 hrs
thank you very much Arpetti
agree Gacela20
1 day 2 hrs
gracias Gacela20
agree Silvia Brandon-Pérez
1 day 16 hrs
thanks silviantonia
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Rustic wine or country wine

According to the following website on Spanish wines, vino del terreno is a rustic, potent made by farmers, chiefly for their own consumption

SEE:
http://39steps.aixa.com/page3.html
Peer comment(s):

agree Odette Grille (X) : une piquette, alors...
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neutral Juan Jacob : Será, pero "rustic" me parece que tiene cierta connotación negativa.
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terroir wine

Terroir wines are those typical of any given region.
Peer comment(s):

agree anne wagner-findeisen : yes, and "terroir" should be in quotes because although used a lot in current news and mags, it is still a foreign term
4 hrs
Thanks Anne.
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