Sugar, sugar, sugar

[sharon001]

I am perplexed by the number of people who don't know anything about wine, want to start learning, and bump up against the problem that the wines they're trying are not "sweet" enough for them.

Clearly, we are not taking about people who will then just stick to port, sauternes, gewurz, and other "moelleux" or "liquoreux" wines; they want varietals like pinot noir or cabernet sauvignon. But they want the wine to be sweet.

I am, I guess, happy to see that when a "newbie" with these kinds of requirements posts to this forum, no one is snooty, no one says, "The point about wine is that it doesn't taste like Coke or grape juice." But on the other hand, I almost feel like they're saying the same thing I would be if I said, "I really want to learn all about celery, I am fascinated by it, it is something I read about all the time, and I try eating it every day - but it's just not chocolatey enough! Can someone recommend a recipe for me to make it taste more like chocolate?"