Context

Elements of the landscape around vineyards, their aromatic components and their presence in wines produced in this environment are considered a worthwhile field of study.
A wine’s uniqueness is influenced by several factors, including grape variety, terrain, microclimate and environment of the vineyard. The variety can be cultivated by other producers but the group of factors consisting of microclimate, terrain and environment form conditions that are virtually unique to each plot.
How the environment influences wine characteristics is still little known. In many wines, notes associated with floral, forest or aromatic plants can be recognised, but so far few associations have been established relating aromas in the environment to aromas in the wine, although they have been demonstrated in at least two cases: vineyards near eucalyptus, where eucalyptol increases in wines, and fire fumes, which can increase phenols such as guaiacol and cresol in the grape and wine.