1 edition of Godforsaken grapes found in the catalog.
Godforsaken grapes
Jason Wilson
Published
2018
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Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | Jason Wilson |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | TP548 .W665 2018 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 320 pages |
| Number of Pages | 320 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL26961212M |
| ISBN 10 | 1419727583 |
| ISBN 10 | 9781419727580 |
| LC Control Number | 2017949743 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 1000583130 |
Some of these grapes, like Petit Arvine, Diolinoir and Amigne are limited to as little as 40 acres for the entire planet to share. Wilson’s infectious enthusiasm will send you out in search of a bottle of sparkling Gringet (54 acres). Every book has weaknesses, but with “Godforsaken Grapes,” my complaints are minor. The book takes its name from a tirade by Robert Parker where he refers to a lot of lesser known varieties as “godforsaken grapes.” However, as Wilson points out, there are currently 1, known varieties (and likely way more), but 80% of the world’s wine is made from only 20 grapes.
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Godforsaken Grapes: A Slightly Tipsy Journey Through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Underappreciated Wine audiobook written by Jason Wilson. Narrated by Jonathan Horvath. Get instant access to all your favorite books. No monthly commitment. Listen online or offline with Android, iOS, web, Chromecast, and Google Assistant. Try Google Play Audiobooks today! The title of the book is a reference to one of Robert Parker’s more infamous pronouncements, this time about how godforsaken grapes like Trousseau, Savagnin, Grand Noir, Negrette, Lignan Blanc, Peloursin, Auban, Calet, Fongoneu and Blaufrankisch produce wines that are rarely palatable unless lost in a larger blend.
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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/5(26).
In Godforsaken Grapes, Jason Wilson looks at how that came to be and takes the reader on a journey into what else is out there.
From Switzerland, Austria, and Portugal through France and Italy, and back to the United There are nearly 1, known varieties of wine Godforsaken grapes book in the world—from auxerrois to zierfandler—but 80% of the wine we drink /5.
Godforsaken Grapes will introduce the reader to a number of fine wines made from lesser known grapes that are delicious and usually cheap. The book is a real eye opener. It has made me a fan of Austrian wines/5(25).
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.
“This wonderful book is about so much more than wine. It’s also about taste, and aging, and history, and travel, and culture. Above all else, Jason Wilson’s Godforsaken Grapes will make you want to live more adventurously and drink more curiously—and never.
Godforsaken Grapes is definitely the exception to that. The narrator is wonderful, text is entertaining, and it is highly listenable. Learned a lot, but also just enjoyed the personal stories and the humorous flow of the book.
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 : Abrams Press.
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I’d been aware of Jason Wilson’s Godforsaken Grapes () for some time, but it had never really registered as a book I needed to read until an American friend recommended it in the strongest terms.I think what had put me off, although “put off” is perhaps a little strong, is the association of the title with Robert Parker.
Godforsaken Grapes by Jason Wilson is a trip into the land of ancient grapes that somehow never became popular outside of the region in which they were grown.
I, of course, chose to get and read the book. The title of this book is based on an unhinged rant by the Enfant terrible of the wine world, Robert Parker, who basically went on a tear against wine that wasn't expensive and French, calling lesser known grapes "godforsaken".
There are nearly 1, 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 4/5(1). ‘Godforsaken Grapes’This is a book for the wine lover who is sick of all the pretentiousness that often surrounds wine, for the wine lover.
In Godforsaken Grapes Jason Wilson looks at how once popular wines fell out of favour (or never gained it in the first place), what it means to be obscure, what wine grapes can tell us about culture, and how history, geopolitics, economics, and fashion have changed what we drink.
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