Let’s Get Metaphysical
I was surfing the net in a desultory way when I plonked through the portal of someone’s web-site and chanced upon the following charmingly lyrical terroirism relating to the spirit of great wine. If you unpick the meaning behind each aphorism you will see that there is more than sheer resonance to the statements; instead they form collectively a manifesto for individuality, integrity and harmony. The beauty of wine lies in its soul; it is not a manifestation of opulence and power, but rather something that exists purely on its own merits and is content to allow you to find it.
Beauty is more important than impact.
Harmony is more important than intensity.
The whole of any wine must always be more than the sum of its parts.
Distinctiveness is more important than conventional prettiness.
Soul is more important than anything, and soul is expressed as a trinity of family, soil, and artisanality.
Lots of wines, many of them good wines let you taste the noise, but only the best let you taste the silence.
- Terry Theise