Terroir is a French term that designates a complex variety of factors that influence vines, determining the quality of the grape and resulting wine. Sun exposure, soil, microfauna, flora, the type of grape variety and climate are just some of the factors that lend the wine its unique characteristics. At Herdade do Esporão we have a unique terroir, where the intensity of the Alentejo sun tempered by the cool Atlantic breezes and the volcanic and schistous soils produce superb wines.