Godforsaken Grapes

A New York Times and Smithsonian Magazine best book, this “genial excursion” to little-known wine destinations “will make you curious and thirsty.” (Eric Asimov, The New York Times ).   Eighty percent of the wine we drink is made from only twenty grapes. Yet, there are nearly 1,400 known varieties of wine grapes in the world—from altesse to zierfandler. In  Godforsaken Grapes , Jason Wilson looks at how that came to be and embarks on a journey to discover what we miss.   Stem