Unofficial Guide to Selecting

About the Author Felicia M. Sherbert can tell you everything you need to know about selecting wine. Felicia is a journalist who has specialized in wine for more than 15 years. She wrote and edited the best--selling Windows on the World Complete Wine Course (Sterling Publishing Co., 1985) with wine director Kevin Zraly and recently completed a major revision of the book, the Windows on the World Complete Wine Course Millennium Edition (Sterling Publishing Co., 1999). Since the book's debut in 1985, it has sold more than one million copies, making it the top--selling wine book in the United States. Before launching her own company in 1997, Felicia was a senior editor at M. Shanken Communications, Inc., the publisher of Wine Spectator, Food Arts, and Market Watch, a magazine specializing in wine and spirits trends. She continues to contribute to these and other publications, she writes a regular column called "At the Bar," in Market Watch magazine, and she is a frequent guest speaker about wine, restaurant, and retail trends. Felicia also is a founding member of the International Food & Beverage Forum, a think tank composed of food and beverage professionals. When she is not writing, Felicia enjoys sharing a glass of wine with her husband, Frost Schroeder, playing with their two children, Alexandra and Teddy, and entertaining family and friends.