Terroir

Terroir is a French term used to describe the environmental factors that affect a crop's phenotype, including unique environment contexts, farming practices and a crop's specific growth habitat. Collectively, these contextual characteristics are said to have a character; terroir also refers to this character.

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LEAFSTEEP

The art of tea — steep times, ratios, and the culture of the cup.

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