If you love to sample different wine regions, the best resources to learn about wine offer comprehensive tours and blind tasting. When you visit a winery, you taste the wine for yourself under the supervision of the sommelier. You’ll be taught about varietals as well as favorites. When blind tasting, you’ll get a chance to try rare vintages that are only released in certain areas or a certain year.

There are many excellent books on the market today that offers an insider’s perspective on the wine industry. These types of texts cover all the basics to the most advanced information available.

Wine Spectator features articles, free articles, and wine club memberships that provide the basics for getting started in the wine business. The magazine includes topics such as how to select grapes, how to prepare for picking, and how to store your wines. The basics also include basic wine terms, price points, and recommendations on buying wine—a great read for any budding wine enthusiast.

You need to learn about wine regions. First, contact your local wine bars and ask questions about the regions they serve and where they source their grapes. Most local wine bars have detailed descriptions of the kinds of grapes grown in the area. This will help you when it comes time to select your grapes and learn about the different regions you should avoid.

After visiting a few wineries, you may want to visit other local vineyards to see how the grapes are harvested and prepared. See how the grapes are handled before you pick them. You’ll also want to visit vineyards with other winemakers so you can talk to them about their practices and what works best for their varietals. Ask questions about their grapes and learn about the grapes from different areas.

Look for wine blogs. There are many excellent wine blogs available to help you get introduced to the wine industry. Many blogs provide the basics, such as what grapes grow best, what to expect during fermentation, and how to pair different food and wine together. Other wine blogs focus more on the history of wine and the culture surrounding it and offer their insights into the different types of wines available.

If you want to learn about wine, these are some of the basic wine knowledge you need to begin. Beyond this, you will want to learn about the wine varieties, varietals, regions, wineries, and tasting tours available to you. Beyond that, you can further your career as a winemaker by attending wine industry seminars or enrolling in a formal class related to the field. Then, through experience, you will learn about new techniques and methods that can be applied in your field to improve the quality of the wines you produce and enjoy.