Cultivated since ancient times, the vine is one of the plants that have shaped human history. It is also one of the most malleable plants biologically, hence the thousands of different grape varieties that humans have been able to create, and the unlikely places in which it grows. The subjects can be savoured without hierarchy or classification, from phylloxera to grape therapy (aka ampelotherapy) and the consequences of climate change on crops... A very fine book on this incredible plant, in all its dimensions: biology, botany, history, economics, society, politics, travel... A book to nibble on in the same way as SEEDS (awarded Prix Saint-Fiacre, 2021), TREES (awarded Prix Redouté 2023 and special mention Prix Émile Gallé 2023, WATERS and LANDS in the same collection. Serge Schall is editor and author specialised in gardening and plants.