Great wine comes from great vineyards

What makes a great wine? There is a hard and fast answer: “great wine comes from great vineyards.”

What makes a great vineyard?

• Terroir. This is big net answer because the French term includes soil composition, climate, topography, even the culture and experience of the vineyard-winery workers.

• Soil. Different grape varieties thrive in different types of soil. Merlot is particularly suited for cl…