The Wine List: Stories and Tasting Notes behind the World's Most Remarkable Bottles

A one-of-a-kind exploration of the relationship between culture, politics, history, and wine.



Vintage refers to the year grapes are harvested, and that vintage holds meaning. You can look up the weather in any almanac, but some stories are known only to insiders-until now. In this wine book Grant Reynolds, award-winning sommelier, deciphers these signatures to reveal the impact of marketing and mentorship, technology and trends, and influencers old and new. Beginning in the late eighteenth c...