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Godforsaken Grapes
Godforsaken Grapes: A Slightly Tipsy Journey through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Underappreciated Wine | Jason Wilson
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There are nearly 1,400 known varieties of wine grapes in the worldfrom altesse to zierfandlerbut 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.
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TheHeartlandBookFairy
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Both entertaining and extremely informational, this book really appealed to the geeky side of the wine lover in me. I felt like a proud student when Jason writes about some obscure fact that I already knew & I was an eager student to learn more interesting and obscure facts about wines. I knew nothing about. I enjoyed his travels, his "must try one suggestions", and his sense of humor. Education is important & this is areally fun education! Cheers

marleed Oh how fun! 7mo
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Emilymdxn
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Continuing my lockdown crash course in wine, I loved this book about the weird and wonderful (sometimes not wonderful) off the beaten track grapes that exist in the wine world beyond the Chardonnays and Merlots. I was amazed by how much history and heritage there is in the thousands of grapes that almost no one has heard of (certainly not me!). As with all good wine books, this made me want to buy loooots of wine

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BethFishReads
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Help! I‘m juggling 4 food-related books!! My thoughts so far are on my blog, but I‘m enjoying all of them. https://www.bethfishreads.com/2018/04/weekend-cooking-reading-in-kitchen.html?m=...

IndyHannaJones This compilation of images brings me joy... 6y
BethFishReads @IndyHannaJones 😁🍰🍷🍹🍅 6y
RealLifeReading They look delightful! 6y
BethFishReads @RealLifeReading all worth your time 6y
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ReadingEnvy
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Felt inspired to do a round of book speed dating, of which this book will be one... Future bonus episode of Reading Envy

Centique I love your speed dating episodes! 😍 6y
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