Part 1: introduction - how red wine is made, key factors, choice of grape, significance of the vintage, soil, microclimate and maturation, the art of blending, reasons for ageing with maturity recommendations; the worlds top grape varieties - Cabernet franc, Cabernet suavignon, Gamay, Grenache, Merlot, Pinot Noir, sangiovese, Shiraz/Syrah, Tempranillo, Zinfandel. Part 2 Directory of wines by country and region: France - Burgundy, Romanee-conti, Richebourg, Musigny, Chambertin, Gevrey-Chambertin, recommended producers, key meanings, Loire, Chinon, Bourgueil, Bordeaux, understanding the classification systems and appellations, leading districts/estates, Pomerol, St Emilion, Graves, St Estephe, Margaux, St Julien, Key vintages and advice on larger size bottles, Northern Rhone, Cote-Rotie, Cornas, Hermitage, St Joseph, Guigal, Paul Jaboulet, Aine, Southern Rhone, Chateauneuf-du-Pape; Italy - understandinf Italian terms and its wine law, top wines to recognise outside the system, Piedmont, Barbaresco, Pio Cesear, Angelo Gaja, Alfreddo Prunotto, Paulo Scavino, Tuscany, brunello di Montalcino, Chianti, Sassicaia, Tignanello, leading producers and vintages; Spain - Spanish winemaking traditions and theirlaw, key terms, Rioja, Catalonia, Navarra, Vega Sicilia; Portugal- -districts, Bairrada, Colares, Dao, Ribatejo; America - California, Napa Valley, Sonoma etc, recommended estates, Washington State, Oregon, up and coming states like Texas, Canada, British Columbia and Ontario; Australia - New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, New Zealand; South Africa - wine law and terminology, distinctive districts and grapes, estates recommended; various - the unfairly ignored wines of Switzerland, Greece, Hungary, Lebanon, Argentina and Chile; creating a wine cellar - physicla factors like temperature, humidity, light, wine bin installation, financial factorslike insurance, ways to realise surplus stock, names and sddresses of wine auctioneers worldwide.