Rooting Down With Terroir
Each wine that we taste is a unique expression of the place that the grape was grown, the love that the winemaker put into it and the unique characteristics of the grape ‘varietal’ or the type of grape, such as Chardonnay or Merlot. In our yoga practice, as in life, when we begin to root down and really stand on our own two feet we begin to learn that our purpose is to express our true nature. In the same way, the vine roots down into the earth so that it can express the true nature of the earth that it is planted in. That true nature is ‘terroir’; a French word that loosely translates to “a taste of the earth”. Each vine, when planted in a specific plot of earth, expresses the unique characteristics of the earth that it is planted in. It means much more than the soil, ‘terroir’ encompasses everything from microclimate to the slope of the land. When the right vine is planted in the right plot of earth and tended to with care and love…a beautiful wine is created.
