The role of the sommeliers and their influence on US restaurant wine sales

International Journal of Wine Business Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-123

  Ben Dewald, B W A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Restaurants; Sales turnover; Training; United States of America; Wines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986131912     PISSN: 17511062     EISSN: 17511070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17511060810883740     Document Type: Article

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