Godforsaken Grapes

Jason Wilson

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...

Premium Chapters

Premium

Opening Credits

1/27/2023

Epigraph

1/27/2023

Part 1: The Vines in the Sky: Chapter 1: Dangerous Grapes

1/27/2023

Part 1: The Vines in the Sky: Chapter 2: Chateau du Blah Blah Blah

1/27/2023

Part 1: The Vines in the Sky: Chapter 3: Wine and Dada

1/27/2023

Part 1: The Vines in the Sky: Chapter 4: Alpine Wines

1/27/2023

Part 1: The Vines in the Sky: Chapter 5: Is Prosecco a Place or a Grape?

1/27/2023

Part 1: The Vines in the Sky: Chapter 6: When Wine Talk Gets Weird

1/27/2023

Part 2: Travels in the Lost Empire of Wine

1/27/2023

Part 2: Travels in the Lost Empire of Wine: Chapter 7: Wines With Umlauts

1/27/2023

Part 2: Travels in the Lost Empire of Wine: Chapter 8: The Meaning of Groo-Vee

1/27/2023

Part 2: Travels in the Lost Empire of Wine: Chapter 9: Blue Frank and Dr. Zweigelt

1/27/2023

Part 2: Travels in the Lost Empire of Wine: Chapter 10: Gray Pinot, Blueberry Risotto, and Orange Wine

1/27/2023

Part 3: Selling Obscurity: Chapter 11: Waiting for Bastardo

1/27/2023

Part 3: Selling Obscurity: Chapter 12: The Same Port Dick Cheney Likes

1/27/2023

Part 3: Selling Obscurity: Chapter 13: Pouring the Unicorn Wine

1/27/2023

Part 3: Selling Obscurity: Chapter 14: Looking Forward, Looking Eastward

1/27/2023

Part 3: Selling Obscurity: Chapter 15: How Big Is Your Pigeon Tower?

1/27/2023

Ending Credits

1/27/2023