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.
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.
In Godforsaken Grapes , Jason Wilson looks at how that came to be and embarks on a Journey to discover what we miss.
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