Stemming from his own growing obsession, Jason Wilson moves far beyond the "noble grapes," hunting down obscure and underappreciated wines from Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, France, Italy, the United States, and beyond. In the process, he looks at why these wines fell out of favor (or never gained it in the first place), what it means to be obscure, and how geopolitics, economics, and fashion have changed what we drink.

A combination of travel memoir and epicurean adventure, Godforsaken Grapes is an entertaining love letter to wine.