Supports cautious use of terroir as a research question, not a settled causal claim; keep grain, wood, warehouse, and regional-practice evidence separable.
The section contrasts narrow natural-place definitions with broader traditions-and-process definitions.
Bryson presents whiskey terroir as unresolved because grain origin, oak origin, warehouse site, climate, and inherited regional practices may all contribute, while heavy processing and distributed sourcing make a simple vineyard-style model difficult.
PDF sheet 309
PDF sheet 306
chap. 16, “Intangibles,” terroir discussion
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Evidence
Bryson presents whiskey terroir as unresolved because grain origin, oak origin, warehouse site, climate, and inherited regional practices may all contribute, while heavy processing and distributed sourcing make a simple vineyard-style model difficult.
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Start: PDF sheet 306
End: PDF sheet 309
Source section: chap. 16, “Intangibles,” terroir discussion
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Context
The section contrasts narrow natural-place definitions with broader traditions-and-process definitions.
Annotation
Supports cautious use of terroir as a research question, not a settled causal claim; keep grain, wood, warehouse, and regional-practice evidence separable.
Verification
Status: Verified
The stated page range was checked against the full extracted text; representative pages were also visually checked against the rendered PDF on 2026-08-26. This record paraphrases the source and preserves its scope.