Designed for those students who require practical information on how to manage wine and wine sales for restaurants and the hospitality business. This text seeks to give the reader background information in the origins of wine and how it is produced. It includes color diagrams and photographs, as well as useful appendices.

"About Wine" is a unique resource designed for those students who require practical information on how to manage wine and wine sales for restaurants and the hospitality business. The text seeks first to give the reader background information in the origins of wine and how it is produced. It then builds upon this knowledge with information on the wine producing regions of the United States and the World, and the numerous variations of wine that they produce. Special features of the text include detailed color diagrams and photographs, and useful appendices designed for use as a quick reference or a starting place for more research on topics of interest.