Terroir
Subject in Food
Terroir has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland claimed that Burgundy's supposedly ancient wine traditions were largely marketing inventions of the 1920s.
“These traditions are basically an invention of the 1920s”
The Rest Is History: 666. Wine and the Birth of Civilisation (May 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:00:55
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
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
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
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.