The Heartbreak Grape

A Journey in Search of the Perfect Pinot Noir

By Marq de Villiers

First published 1993 by HarperCollins

The story of the California winemaker Josh Jensen and his Calera winery, and of their long effort to make a great pinot noir.

Some twenty years after the book appeared, Jensen named one of his pinot noir vineyards the De Villiers Vineyard.

Shortlists

• Governor General's Literary Award for Non-fiction
• James Beard Award
• Julia Child Award for Literary Food Writing

Editions

• 1993 - HarperCollins, Toronto (First edition)
  ISBN 000255058X
• 1993 - HarperCollins, Toronto (Paperback edition)
  ISBN 0006380506
• 1994 - HarperCollins West, San Francisco (US edition)
• 2006 - McArthur & Company, Toronto (Revised edition)

Sources

• Marq de Villiers, "The Heartbreak Grape", his original website (archived 2019)
• Marq de Villiers, "Awards", his original website (archived 2014)
• Open Library, The Heartbreak Grape