Frank Jacobs: Wine maps are appreciated mainly by the select few who are both cartophiles and oenophiles. Those who are either or neither face a formidable obstacle to cartographic enjoyment, inherent in viticulture: wine regions are a mess to map. In wine-making, the hyperlocal is paramount. Soil type and microclimate, production and processing methods, taste … Continue reading Next Stop Beaujolais: A Metro Map of French Wines