STGT??

On May 29, 3:07 pm, Young Martle wrote: [...]

Must be either Terroir or "minerality" or some such, I guess.

AFAICT, that's just someone trying to find a funny way to describe earthy notes. Actually I guess the term "local feel" could mean terroir,.

I always hate to open up the terroir discussions, but I think it should be clarified once again that for most people, "terroir" is not literally earth or soil flavors. It is simply the characteristics that the place where the grapes are grown impart to the wine.

Pinot Noir is the grape of virtually every red Burgundy. Yet experienced tasters can do pretty well (though certainly not always, well above chance) at identifying where wines are from blind. Whether it's simpler distinctions (Volnay might tend towards red fruit, while NSG more towards black) or individual vineyard characteristics (graphite in Pommard Rugiens ). The same is true for MSR Rieslings or white Burgs. Another interesting experiment (from reverse angle) is tasting a group of wines produced from different grape varieties in the same vineyard- surely some differences, but a Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Gewurztraminer from the same vineyard in Alsace will also share some characteristics (I've heard of similar experiments in CA, but have never done myself).