The Biology Behind Terroir: Microbes, Soil and the Impact on Vines
Summary:
Marc-André explores the factors that really contribute to what we call 'terroir', including the soil, the climate and the microbiology at play.
In this enlightening webinar he will bust myths and explain the science that truly contributes to the wine that we taste.
About Marc-André Selosse:
Marc-André is a French biologist specializing in botany and mycology. He has worked on symbiosis, particularly in the areas of evolution and ecology.
Since 2013, he has been a professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, as part of the the Institute of Systematics, Evolution, Biodiversity, where he leads the “Plant and Fungal Interactions and Evolution” team.
He also leads research teams abroad at universities in Brazil, Poland and China and he is editor of the international scientific journals New Phytologist, Symbiosis7, Ecology Letters and Botany Letters, as well as the popular journal Espèces.
His passion for wine has led him to research the relationships between soil and wine, especially the quality and characteristics.