This elegant, comprehensive guide includes all the practical information you need to become knowledgeable about wine, including advice on buying, tasting, and storing wine and pairing it with food. You'll travel the world of wine country by country—from France to the United States, from Italy to Australia, from Germany to South America. Filled with detailed information and illustrated entries on the world's wine grapes, styles, regions, and producers, The Wine Guide from Williams Sonoma is the ultimate reference tool for anyone who is eager to learn more about—and enhance their enjoyment of—their favorite wines.

You'll get:

• Tips on choosing and using wine—at restaurants, parties, and wine tastings
• Hints for opening and serving bottles of wine
• Guide to styles based on the different grapes and winemaking techniques used to achieve them
• A-to-Z glossary of winemaking terms
• Advice on the collection of wine