Godforsaken Grapes: A Slightly Tipsy Journey Through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Underappreciated Wine

by Jason Wilson

Book Overview

There are nearly 1,400 known varieties of wine grapes in the world--from altesse to zierfandler--but 80 percent of the wine we drink is made from only 20 grapes. In Godforsaken Grapes , Jason Wilson looks at how that came to be and embarks on a journey to discover what we miss. Stemming from his own growing obsession, Wilson moves far beyond the "noble grapes," hunting down obscure and underappreciated wines from Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, France,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419727583
• ISBN13: 9781419727580
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.4"