The placebo of place: Terroir effects in the blind and sighted quality assessments of South African varietal wines

Journal of Wine Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-106

  Priilaid, David Aleksander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 35648963706     PISSN: 09571264     EISSN: 14699672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09571260701660862     Document Type: Article

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