A History of North Carolina Wine: From Scuppernong to Syrah by Alexia Jones Helsley (History Press trade paper, July 2010, 126 pages, $19.99))
Helsley, author of A Guide to Historic Henderson County, chronicles North Carolina's wine history from explorers' remarks about native grapes--muscadines--through the ups and downs of the wine industry. It is not a tour guide. John Grady, Duplin County p…