Vineyard track


A vineyard track is a term used in the legislature of the Czech Republic, meaning a site suitable for vineyards growing.

Definition

By definition of the law no. 321/2004 of the Czech Republic, a vineyard track is ''an agricultural estate, part of an estate, set of estates, ensemble of an estate and a part of an estate or combination of estates, or parts of estate, representing a coherent complex/set within one vine-growing region, that is suitable for growing of vine due to its geographical location, incline, length of insolation and soil-climatical properties.''

The term

The term trať in the winemaking industry, primarily used in Czech as a term for 'railroad track', does not have anything to do with railway transportation at all, except for its default meaning.

Default meaning

Origin

Other countries

  • German – Germany: the most equivalent term is Einzellage.
  • German – Austria: The term is Riede.
  • English/French: the most equivalent term is "Terroir", which however might have much broader meaning, not matching the originating definition.