Answer:
Barren location, infertile and dry; my name means "to leave", it's not heard to see why
I'm often served as a "rack of ..." I'm often smoked or grilled, with bones in, and slathered in BBQ sauce.
What has 4 fingers and a thumb, but is not living?
What is it that after you take away the whole, some still remains?
What must be looked through in order to see?
Though not a plant, has leaves. Though not a beast, has spine. Though many wouldn't need this thing, It's more valuable than wine.