I can’t but help love a wine book that starts, ‘In the Swiss canton of Valais, melted cheese is serious business.’ The second paragraph describes Humagne Blanche as ‘strange and big and sexy, full of ripe exotic fruit surrounded by delicate floral aromas – sort of like mountain flowers picked by a Kardashian wearing a dirndl.’ I’ve tasted Humagne Blanc with raclette in the Valais. You’ve nailed it. You’ve got all my attention, Mr...
Godforsaken Grapes – book review
Wednesday 2 January 2019
Godforsaken Grapes
A slightly tipsy journey through the world of strange, obscure and underappreciated wine
Jason Wilson
Published by Abrams Press
ISBN 9781419727580
$26, CA$31.95, £20
Become a member to continue reading
Celebrating 25 years of the world’s most trusted wine community
In honour of our anniversary, enjoy 25% off all annual and gift memberships for a limited time.
Use code HOLIDAY25 to join our community of wine experts and enthusiasts. Valid through 1 January.
会员
$135
/year
适合葡萄酒爱好者
- 存取 286,380 条葡萄酒点评 & 15,827 篇文章
- 存取《牛津葡萄酒指南》及《世界葡萄酒地图集》
核心会员
$249
/year
适合收藏家
- 存取 286,380 条葡萄酒点评 & 15,827 篇文章
- 存取《牛津葡萄酒指南》及《世界葡萄酒地图集》
- 提前 48 小时获取最新葡萄酒点评与文章
专业版
$299
/year
供个人葡萄酒专业人士使用
- 存取 286,380 条葡萄酒点评 & 15,827 篇文章
- 存取《牛津葡萄酒指南》及《世界葡萄酒地图集》
- 提前 48 小时获取最新葡萄酒点评与文章
- 可将最多 25 条葡萄酒点评与评分 用于市场宣传(商业用途)
商务版
$399
/year
供葡萄酒行业企业使用
- 存取 286,380 条葡萄酒点评 & 15,827 篇文章
- 存取《牛津葡萄酒指南》及《世界葡萄酒地图集》
- 提前 48 小时获取最新葡萄酒点评与文章
- 可将最多 250 条葡萄酒点评与评分 用于市场宣传(商业用途)
More Book reviews
Book reviews
一个引人入胜的呼吁,让你在饮用葡萄酒之前真正观察它,并欣赏颜色的力量。
葡萄酒的外观 解读葡萄酒颜色
弗洛伦斯·德·拉·里维埃...
Book reviews
对葡萄酒行业的尖锐批评,提醒我们要持续质疑——关于葡萄酒,以及其他一切。
葡萄酒势利
酒类行业内部人士指南 安德鲁·巴尔...
Book reviews
一本勇敢的书,以非凡的细节、实用主义和温暖来处理葡萄酒可持续发展这一难以驾驭的主题。
扎根于变革 可持续葡萄酒背后的故事
简...
Book reviews
不仅仅是对仙粉黛 (Zinfandel) 的探索,更是一扇通往早已消失的加州葡萄酒世界的窗户 。
天使造访 (Angels'...
More from JancisRobinson.com
Nick on restaurants
What is it about Saturday lunch? A tale of one enjoyed at Mayfair’s latest opening. Very fancy!
It has been...
Inside information
The final episode of a seven-part podcast series giving the definitive story of Jancis’s life and career so far. For...
Free for all
Some wine really does get better with age, and not all of it is expensive. A slightly shorter version of...
Wine news in 5
Plus Mendoza’s recent embrace of copper mining and the end of the Sud de France moniker on wine labels. Above...
Inside information
在对勃艮第金丘地区的生产商进行广泛品鉴和交流后,马修 (Matthew) 对这个年份进行了调研。上图是沃恩-罗曼尼 (Vosne...
Wines of the week
为节日季节抢购这款精致的茶色波特酒,它将伴您从开胃小食到意式杏仁饼干。 起价19.99美元,18.50欧元,20英镑。...
Inside information
经典搭配和现代替代方案,提升您这个季节的奶酪与葡萄酒搭配水平。
狄更斯 (Dickens) 和节日季节现在如此同义...
Tasting articles
另请参阅上个月发布的关于 起泡酒、白酒和桃红酒的配套文章。如需了解更多波特酒和马德拉酒,请参阅詹西斯 (Jancis) 最近的...