recently "into" wine, but still picking out wine depending on the "pretty labels"
anyone have a great book to recommend reading to learn more? or a favorite wine?
i like sweet wines

My favorite ...yummy...is the homemade Sangria...berry flavored at the Olive Garden...ohhhh...tasty

Fine wine is like a lovely woman, so tasteful yet intoxicating.

Hi. If you google I am sure you will find plenty of tips. Try words like "fine wine books" in the key search!!

Hope this helps!!

Ps I am more of a beer man person myself.........lol

I like Australian Red Wines the best.

My favorite is actually not exspensive at all.

Try Yellowtail Shiraz

Go rent the movie "Sideways"

I forget the name, but it is a sweet white wine. It's bottle is clear w/ a swan on the front.


P.S.
If you buy any wines that are not quite to your liking, you can add fruit juice to them to make them sweet & yummy.

Pick the right wine by Chris Losh is a good reference

If you're really serious about learning wine, you need to do a couple of things.

You need to expand your taste beyond sweet wines. That's for beginners.

You need to mature your taste to explore various kinds of white and red wine. Most people who really know wine prefer reds but that's a little too hard for someone new so start learning white wines and then progress into the reds.

Since you're uncertain what types of wine you might like you can shortcut this by attending wine tastings so you can taste different wines, learn about growing regions, styles of wine, and some of the better wineries. You can find wine tasting event information at www.localwineevents.com

A good reference book would help. Probably one of the best that's used by sommeliers everywhere is "Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 2008 Edition (Windows on the World Complete Wine Course)" by Kevin Zraly (Author). It's very comprehensive and it will teach you a lot about difference types of wine. You can find it at any good bookstore.

Avoid the "pretty label" syndrome. Some of the best wines don't have very fancy labels.

thank you
wonderful ideas

Kendall jackson Merlot is amazing wine.. give it a try

mad dog 20/20 grape flavor

i am going to a wine tasting on thursday the 31st

$5.95 a "box" is always a good bet

I don't drink wine often, but when I do I like the Chianti

try a pinot noir or a shiraz or syrah you'll like those.. white zinfandel is what most start with it's sweet.. I prefer red zinfindel but it's a little bolder.. Cabernet Sauvignon is my absolute fav but might be a bit much to start...

http://www.herzogwinecellars.com/shop/product.php?cat=8&productid=32


This is an amazing sweet red wine. I personally don't care for reds this sweet but definitely appreciate it's complexity.

Or, to make it easy....Mad Dog 20/20

((Myka)) you da bomb sweets.. ps- still lost that website

OMG...you are such a spongy lush Wait, sponges are good at absorbing "liquids"