Download or read book The Science Behind the Napa Valley Appellation written by Napa Valley Vintners and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you have an interest in wine, you are probably familiar with the concept of terroir, a term that, in its simplest form, refers to the terrain, soils, and climate of a particular winegrowing region. Said another way, it is the concept of place. The importance of place is what this little volume is all about--and the particular place is the Napa Valley.