What Dominic Sandbrook has said about Terroir
1 quote · 1 episode · May 3, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on Terroir once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on May 3, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sandbrook argued that the French found terroir useful for fending off New World competition in the twentieth century.
“it becomes very useful later in the 20th century when they're facing competition from the New World”
The Rest Is History: 666. Wine and the Birth of Civilisation (May 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:00:05
Episodes
666. Wine and the Birth of CivilisationThe Rest Is History · May 3, 2026 · 1 h 16 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the history of wine through seven key moments, from Neolithic Georgia and Rome to Islam, English bottles, French terroir and the 1976 Judgement of Paris.
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- Tom Holland · 1 quote
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