Shadows in the Vineyard

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Publisher : Twelve
ISBN 13 : 1455516082
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (555 download)

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Book Synopsis Shadows in the Vineyard by : Maximillian Potter

Download or read book Shadows in the Vineyard written by Maximillian Potter and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journalist Maximillian Potter uncovers a fascinating plot to destroy the vines of La Romance-Conti, Burgundy's finest and most expensive wine. In January 2010, Aubert de Villaine, the famed proprietor of the Domaine de la Romance-Conti, the tiny, storied vineyard that produces the most expensive, exquisite wines in the world, received an anonymous note threatening the destruction of his priceless vines by poison—a crime that in the world of high-end wine is akin to murder—unless he paid a one million euro ransom. Villaine believed it to be a sick joke, but that proved a fatal miscalculation and the crime shocked this fabled region of France. The sinister story that Vanity Fair journalist Maximillian Potter uncovered would lead to a sting operation by some of France's top detectives, the primary suspect's suicide, and a dramatic investigation. This botanical crime threatened to destroy the fiercely traditional culture surrounding the world's greatest wine. Shadows in the Vineyard takes us deep into a captivating world full of fascinating characters, small-town French politics, an unforgettable narrative, and a local culture defined by the twinned veins of excess and vitality and the deep reverent attention to the land that runs through it.

A Vineyard for Two

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Publisher : Grape Books
ISBN 13 : 9780995917323
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (173 download)

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Book Synopsis A Vineyard for Two by : Laura Bradbury

Download or read book A Vineyard for Two written by Laura Bradbury and published by Grape Books. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up-and-coming winemaker Cerise Desloires believes in soul mates. Trouble is, she's sure she's already found-and lost-hers. Now the young widow has inherited half the vineyard she considers her own, and she's got one chance to produce a vintage that could make or break her career. But when the flashy, impetuous Clovis de Valois is revealed as heir to the other half, her dreams of independence are dashed into chaos.Cerise and Clovis seem to be opposites in every way that matters. Can their passion for winemaking-and secretly each other-unite them beyond their differences? Or will their clash ruin the vineyard, and the hearts, they're both desperate to save?

Gold in the Vineyards

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Publisher : Catapulta Editores
ISBN 13 : 9789876376662
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (766 download)

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Book Synopsis Gold in the Vineyards by : Laura Catena

Download or read book Gold in the Vineyards written by Laura Catena and published by Catapulta Editores. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2020 Gourmand Award for Best in the World Wine History Book, Dr. Laura Catena's Gold in the Vineyards is an illustrated book about the family struggles, triumphs and vineyard secrets behind twelve of the most famous wines and vineyards in the world.

A Vineyard in Napa

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520272366
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Book Synopsis A Vineyard in Napa by : Doug Shafer

Download or read book A Vineyard in Napa written by Doug Shafer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of 47, when he a successful publishing executive and living with his wife and four children in an affluent Chicago suburb, John Shafer made the surprise announcement that he had purchased a vineyard in the Napa Valley. In 1973, he moved his family to California and, with no knowledge of winemaking, began the journey that would lead him, thirty years later, to own and operate what distinguished wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. called “one of the world’s greatest wineries.” This book, narrated by Shafer’s son Doug, is a personal account of how his father turned his midlife dream into a remarkable success story. Set against the backdrop of Napa Valley’s transformation from a rural backwater in the 1970s through its emergence today as one of the top wine regions in the world, the book begins with the winery’s shaky start and takes the reader through the father and son’s ongoing battles against killer bugs, cellar disasters, local politics, changing consumer tastes, and the volatility of nature itself. Doug Shafer tells the story of his own education, as well as Shafer Vineyards’ innovative efforts to be environmentally sustainable, its role in spearheading the designation of a Stags Leap American Viticultural Area, and how the wine industry has changed in the contemporary era of custom-crushing and hobbyist winery investors.

Ten Grapes to Know: The Ten and Done Wine Guide

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Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1682682544
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (826 download)

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Book Synopsis Ten Grapes to Know: The Ten and Done Wine Guide by : Catherine Fallis

Download or read book Ten Grapes to Know: The Ten and Done Wine Guide written by Catherine Fallis and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With Catherine Fallis’s approach of ‘less is more,’ all you need to begin your wine journey are ten grapes." —Kevin Zraly It’s easy (or easier) to become a wine expert when you narrow the field down to ten grapes. For the wine drinker who loves Pinot Noir but doesn’t know what to try next, wants a French Chardonnay but isn’t sure what to look for on the bottle, or needs a little support before they open the wine menu at lunch with a client, Master Sommelier Catherine Fallis’s authoritative but inviting introduction to wine is an indispensable guide. Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Viognier, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Zinfandel make the cut. The book covers the basics of tasting (and why wines taste the way they do), buying, and pairing wine. Fallis gives readers tricks to remember the difference between the côtes of Burgundy, offers dozens of specific recommendations in every price range, provides tips for talking to sommeliers, and shares memorable tasting exercises. This book will help readers build their wine confidence whether they’re looking for an inexpensive bottle for dinner at home or trying to impress the in- laws.

A Vineyard for Two

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Publisher : Creative Pursuits
ISBN 13 : 9781763562301
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (623 download)

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Book Synopsis A Vineyard for Two by : Kasia Radzka

Download or read book A Vineyard for Two written by Kasia Radzka and published by Creative Pursuits. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harper McGregor is at a crossroad with work and life, so when she gets summoned back to her family's estate in the sweeping charm of the Granite Belt, she considers it perfect timing to take a quick trip to appease her family, even if she's not particularly looking forward to the reunion. The last thing she expects is to inherit half a vineyard with none other than her ex, the sexy vintner, Brookes Taylor. There is no way that she can accept Mathers Vineyard or stay in town, but the stipulations are clear: both Harper and Brookes have to bring the vineyard back to life and open the doors before the Christmas in July extravaganza, or the inheritance goes to someone else. Brookes has spent the past six years getting over Harper. She broke his heart when she left him for the city life with no word or explanation. When he finds out she's back, he realises he might not be as over her as he first thought. Then there's the vineyard. He'll do anything to make sure that it doesn't go to someone else, even if it means putting his heart on the line, again. But danger lurks in between the vines. Not everyone is pleased that Harper is in town and they will go to great lengths to make her leave. Will Mathers Vineyard bring them together or tear them apart? Can Harper and Brookes find their second chance at love?

The Wines of Burgundy

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520250508
Total Pages : 940 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Book Synopsis The Wines of Burgundy by : Clive Coates

Download or read book The Wines of Burgundy written by Clive Coates and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-05-12 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years after the publication of the highly acclaimed, award-winning Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy, the "Bible of Burgundy," Clive Coates now offers this thoroughly revised and updated sequel. This long-awaited work details all the major vintages from 2006 back to 1959 and includes thousands of recent tasting notes of the top wines. All-new chapters on Chablis and Côte Chalonnaise replace the previous volume's domaine profiles. Coates, a Master of Wine who has spent much of the last thirty years in Burgundy, considers it to be the most exciting, complex, and intractable wine region in the world, and the one most likely to yield fine wines of elegance and finesse. This book is an indispensable guide for amateur and professional alike by one of the world's leading wine experts, writing with his habitual expertise, lucidity, and unequaled firsthand knowledge.

The Dark Vineyard

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Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307454711
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis The Dark Vineyard by : Martin Walker

Download or read book The Dark Vineyard written by Martin Walker and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-07-26 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Bruno, Chief of Police: When a bevy of winemakers descend on Saint-Denis the idyllic town finds itself the center of an intense drama, with suspicious fires at the agricultural research station that is working on genetically-modified crops. Two young men—Max, an environmentalist who hopes to make organic wine, and Fernando, the heir to an American wine fortune—become rivals for the affections of Jacqueline, a flirtatious, newly arrived Québécoise student of wine. Events grow ever darker, culminating in two suspicious deaths, and Bruno finds that the problems of the present are never far from those of the past. "Captivating...Sure to appeal to readers with a palate for mysteries with social nuance and understated charm." —The Wall Street Journal "A gentle reminder to slow down and smell the grapes.... [Walker] beguiles the reader." —The New York Tiems Book Review "The real pleasure of the book is the place itself.... As readers are drawn into wine-stomping parties, truffle omelet dinners, and the aged dignity of a French hunting hound, the narrative tension gathers." —Houston Chronicle

Chasing Vines

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Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1496440854
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (964 download)

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Book Synopsis Chasing Vines by : Beth Moore

Download or read book Chasing Vines written by Beth Moore and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join bestselling author Beth Moore in her life-changing quest of vine-chasing—and learn how everything changes when you discover the true meaning of a fruitful, God-pleasing, meaning-filled life. God wants us to flourish. In fact, he delights in our flourishing. Life isn’t always fun, but in Christ it can always be fruitful. In Chasing Vines, Beth shows us from Scripture how all of life’s concerns—the delights and the trials—matter to God. He uses all of it to help us flourish and be fruitful. Looking through the lens of Christ’s transforming teaching in John 15, Beth gives us a panoramic view of biblical teachings on the Vine, vineyards, vine-dressing, and fruitfulness. Along the way you’ll discover why fruitfulness is so important to God—and how He can use anything that happens to us for His glory and our flourishing. Nothing is for nothing. Join Beth on her journey of discovering what it means to chase vines and to live a life of meaning and fruitfulness. An inspiring spiritual book for every Christian.

My Grape Year

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Publisher : Grape Books
ISBN 13 : 9780992158378
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (583 download)

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Book Synopsis My Grape Year by : Laura Bradbury

Download or read book My Grape Year written by Laura Bradbury and published by Grape Books. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Grape Year takes fans of Laura Bradbury's 'Grape' series back to where it all began. In a last-minute twist of fate, Laura is sent to Burgundy, France for a year on an exchange. She arrives knowing only a smattering of French and with no idea what to expect in her first foray out of North America. With a head full of dreams and a powerful desire to please, Laura adapts to Burgundian life, learning crucial skills such as the fine art of winetasting and how to savor snails. However, her inability to resist the charming young men of the region means that Laura soon runs afoul of the rules, particularly the 'no dating' edict. Romantic afternoons in Dijon, early morning pain au chocolat runs, and long walks in the vineyards are wondrous, but also present Laura with a conundrum - how does she keep her hosts happy while still managing to follow her heart?

Bistro Cooking

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Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0761185127
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (611 download)

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Book Synopsis Bistro Cooking by : Patricia Wells

Download or read book Bistro Cooking written by Patricia Wells and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bistro is warm. Bistro is family. Bistro is simple, hearty, generous cuisine-robust soups and country omelets, wine-scented stews and bubbling gratins, and desserts from a grandmother's kitchen. Researched and written by Patricia Wells, author of The Food Lover's Guide to Paris and The Food Lover's Guide to France, together with over 220,000 copies in print, here is a celebration of the no-nonsense, inexpensive, soul-satisfying cuisine of the neighborhood restaurants of France. BISTRO COOKING contains over 200 scrumptious bistro recipes made lighter and quicker for the way we cook today. Warm Poached Sausage with Potato Salad. Benoit's Mussel Soup. Guy Savoy's Fall Leg of Lamb. Beef Stew with Wild Mushrooms and Orange, Chicken Basquaise, Pasta with Lemon, Ham, and Black Olives, L'Ami Louis' Potato Cake, Provencal Roast Tomatoes, Pears in Red Wine, and Golden Cream and Apple Tart. Throughout, lively notes and sidebars capture the world of bistro owners in the kitchen, les grands chefs, and more. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. Winner of the 1989 IACP Seagram Food and Beverage Award. Over 166,000 copies in print.

The Beetlebung Farm Cookbook

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Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316337706
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Book Synopsis The Beetlebung Farm Cookbook by : Chris Fischer

Download or read book The Beetlebung Farm Cookbook written by Chris Fischer and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A year of fresh, simple, seasonal cooking from a rising-star chef running his grandfather's five-acre farm on Martha's Vineyard. This is the heartfelt declaration of a new American way of food, celebrating a year of cooking and farming on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Chris Fischer is a chef, farmer, and writer whose roots on the island run twelve generations deep. His cooking combines practical, rural ingenuity with skill acquired in the world's leading kitchens. The result is singular and exciting. Beetlebung Farm, his grandparents' five-acre parcel in the town of Chilmark, is both Fischer's inspiration and the source for the fine raw materials he showcases. These recipes express the unique understanding of ingredients that comes from a life spent hauling in lobster pots, cultivating vegetables, tracking game in the woods, and butchering his own meat. In this beautifully illustrated homage to the family and community that raised him, Fischer weaves seasonal menus through stories of growing up on the island, conjuring the smoke of oak-wood fires, the brine of Great Pond oysters, and the satisfaction of a well-earned meal. The Beetlebung Farm Cookbook is a clear and essential record of contemporary New England cuisine.

PALMAZ VINEYARDS Book 2

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ISBN 13 : 9780996736725
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (367 download)

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Book Synopsis PALMAZ VINEYARDS Book 2 by : Florencia Palmaz

Download or read book PALMAZ VINEYARDS Book 2 written by Florencia Palmaz and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second Volume in Two Book Set - Cookbook

East Coast Wineries

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Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813533124
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (331 download)

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Book Synopsis East Coast Wineries by : Carlo DeVito

Download or read book East Coast Wineries written by Carlo DeVito and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only comprehensive, up-to-date guide to wineries of the eastern United States! Look out Napa Valley. From Maine to Virginia, a surprising number of vintners are producing impressive wines worthy of a celebratory toast. Or two. Once thought to be a region dominated by quaint farm wines, the eastern U.S. now boasts a number of highly coveted wines. Pinot Noirs and Merlots, Rieslings and Gewürztraminers are being bottled all along the Atlantic, so even the most discriminating wine drinker can find something to please the palate. Here is the only comprehensive, up-to-date directory to nearly 300 wineries across New England and the mid-Atlantic. Wineries in thirteen states are covered: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Invaluable as both a buying and touring guide, East Coast Wineries offers insights into the winemaking world and puts the reviews of the experts at your fingertips. Features include: A short history of the winery A listing of wines offered by that winery, plus recommended buys Reviews by wine experts from major newspapers, magazines, and journals Directions and hours of operation A listing of annual wine festivals and other special events Whether you're a wine connoisseur or a beginner, East Coast Wineries is the book to read. Cheers!

My Favorite Burgundies

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520276620
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Book Synopsis My Favorite Burgundies by : Clive Coates

Download or read book My Favorite Burgundies written by Clive Coates and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My Favorite Burgundies is a more personal follow-up to--but not a comprehensive revision of--Coates' The Wines of Burgundy (California, 2008). The book is based on the author's many subsequent tastings and travels through the region since the publication of his last book five years ago. Chapter 1 includes descriptions of Burgundy's most renowned vineyards, including their particular history, geography, and soil conditions, as well as tasting notes of various producer's single-bottle offerings from these sites. Chapter 2 describes the region's most distinguished domaines, with Coates impressions of the proprietors, facilities, and wine-making philosophies, along with vertical tasting notes (in some cases, stretching back more than thirty years). Chapter 3 provides current vintage assessments of Chablis from 2008-2010, Coates' highly sought-after "Three Years On" and "Ten Years On" tastings, assessing wines from between 1990-2002. All tastings are accompanied by the author's personal notes, ratings, and suggested drinking dates. Interspersed throughout are a brief series of "observations" on a variety of hot-button issues in the wine world, from the utility of blind tasting and tasting notes to biodynamics and other philosophies of viticulture"--

A Tale of Two Valleys

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Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0767914600
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Book Synopsis A Tale of Two Valleys by : Alan Deutschman

Download or read book A Tale of Two Valleys written by Alan Deutschman and published by Crown. This book was released on 2003-04-08 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When acclaimed journalist Alan Deutschman came to the California wine country as the lucky house guest of very rich friends, he was surprised to discover a raging controversy. A civil war was being fought between the Napa Valley, which epitomized elitism, prestige and wealthy excess, and the neighboring Sonoma Valley, a rag-tag bohemian enclave so stubbornly backward that rambunctious chickens wandered freely through town. But the antics really began when new-money invaders began pushing out Sonoma’s poets and painters to make way for luxury resorts and trophy houses that seemed a parody of opulence. A Tale of Two Valleys captures these stranger-than-fiction locales with the wit of a Tom Wolfe novel and uncorks the hilarious absurdities of life among the wine world’s glitterati. Deutschman found that on the weekends the wine country was like a bunch of gracious hosts smiling upon their guests, but during the week the families feuded with each other and their neighbors like the Hatfields and McCoys. Napa was a comically exclusive club where the super-rich fought desperately to get in. Sonoma’s colorful free spirits and iconoclasts were wary of their bohemia becoming the next playground for the rapacious elite. So, led by a former taxicab driver and wine-grape picker, a cheese merchant, and an artist who lived in a barn surrounded by wild peacocks, they formed a populist revolt to seize power and repel the rich invaders. Deutschman’s cast of characters brims with eccentrics, egomaniacs, and a mysterious man in black who crashed the elegant Napa Valley Wine Auction before proceeding to pay a half-million dollars for a single bottle. What develops is nothing less than a battle for the good life, a clash between old and new, the struggle for the soul of one of America’s last bits of paradise. A dishy glimpse behind the scenes of a West Coast wonderland, A Tale of Two Valleys makes for intoxicating reading.

Godforsaken Grapes

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Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 : 1683352106
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)

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Book Synopsis Godforsaken Grapes by : Jason Wilson

Download or read book Godforsaken Grapes written by Jason Wilson and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 beyond. In the process, he looks at why these wines fell out of favor (or never gained it in the first place), what it means to be obscure, and how geopolitics, economics, and fashion have changed what we drink. A combination of travel memoir and epicurean adventure, Godforsaken Grapes is an entertaining love letter to wine.