Have you ever noticed the taste of your drinking water? If you haven’t, all the more reason to read this article. When you drink natural mineral water like Aava that’s sourced from a protected confined aquifer, the geology and conditions of the source give the water a unique mineral composition. In wine terms, it’s the closest you get to water with terroir.
Natural Mineral Water’s subtle taste and terroir are determined by the minerals it contains. This minerality is measured in mg/l and is called Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) or Total Dry Residue. This TDS can be measured with a TDS meter or water is evaporated at 180 degrees in a lab and the weight is measured of the minerals that are remaining. TDS includes all the minerals that are present in mineral waters. Depending on the TDS mineral waters can be divided into the following categories.