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Godforsaken Grapes
A Slightly Tipsy Journey through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Under-Appreciated Wines
by Jason Wilson
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Pub Date
Apr 24 2018
| Archive Date
Apr 10 2018
Description
There are nearly 1,400 known varieties of wine grapes in the world—from auxerrois to zierfandler—but 80% of the wine we drink is made from only 20 grapes. In Godforsaken Grapes,Jason Wilson looks at how that came to be and takes the reader on a journey into what else is out there.
From Switzerland, Austria, and Portugal through France and Italy, and back to the United States, Wilson delves into the rare and wonderful. Blending extensive travels in wine-producing regions and conversations with wine evangelists, cutting-edge hipster winemakers, and explorers on an obsessive hunt for the strangest grapes in the world, Godforsaken Grapes is an entertaining love letter to wine.
There are nearly 1,400 known varieties of wine grapes in the world—from auxerrois to zierfandler—but 80% of the wine we drink is made from only 20 grapes. In Godforsaken Grapes,Jason Wilson looks at...
Description
There are nearly 1,400 known varieties of wine grapes in the world—from auxerrois to zierfandler—but 80% of the wine we drink is made from only 20 grapes. In Godforsaken Grapes,Jason Wilson looks at how that came to be and takes the reader on a journey into what else is out there.
From Switzerland, Austria, and Portugal through France and Italy, and back to the United States, Wilson delves into the rare and wonderful. Blending extensive travels in wine-producing regions and conversations with wine evangelists, cutting-edge hipster winemakers, and explorers on an obsessive hunt for the strangest grapes in the world, Godforsaken Grapes is an entertaining love letter to wine.
Advance Praise
"This wonderful book is about so much more than wine. It's also about taste, and aging, and history, and travel, and culture. Above all else, Jason Wilson's Godforsaken Grapes will make you want to live more adventurously and drink more curiously—and never order another pinot noir again."— Tom Bissell, author of Apostle and The Disaster Artist
"This wonderful book is about so much more than wine. It's also about taste, and aging, and history, and travel, and culture. Above all else, Jason Wilson's Godforsaken Grapes will make you want to...
Advance Praise
"This wonderful book is about so much more than wine. It's also about taste, and aging, and history, and travel, and culture. Above all else, Jason Wilson's Godforsaken Grapes will make you want to live more adventurously and drink more curiously—and never order another pinot noir again."— Tom Bissell, author of Apostle and The Disaster Artist
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Hardcover |
| ISBN |
9781419727580 |
| PRICE |
$26.00 (USD)
|
| PAGES |
272
|
Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Hardcover |
| ISBN |
9781419727580 |
| PRICE |
$26.00 (USD)
|
| PAGES |
272
|
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