Godforsaken Grapes
A Slightly Tipsy Journey through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Underappreciated Wine
$24.17
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
9 March 2019
Summary
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, Italy, the United States, and beyo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781419735127 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1419735128 |
| Author: | Jason Wilson |
| Publisher: | Abrams |
| Imprint: | Abrams Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 9 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 330g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 139mm x 209mm |
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Jason Wilson
Jason Wilson is the author of Boozehound: On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits, and the series editor of The Best American Travel Writing since its inception in 2000. A regular contributor to the Washington Post, Wilson wrote an award-winning drinks column for years. Wilson has also been beer columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, dining critic for the Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Magazine, and has written for the New York Times, NewYorker.com, AFAR, National Geographic Traveler, and many other magazines and newspapers.
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