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[IVYCHEF]

Foodie -

I don't want to get off the subject here, but do you really think that the "Dummies" series is flaunting ignorance?? When I wrote my first business plan, I bought two books on writing a business plan - Kiplingers and "Business Plans for Dummies". Kiplingers was so full of legal and technical jargon that, for me, it was almost impossible to read. "Dummies" OTOH was an easy guide. Just think that if I had a choice of learning how to build a nuclear bomb from a MIT PhD or a Dummies book, I'd pick the Dummies book (but DAMN that is a scary thought - Nuclear Bomb Building for Dummies - Sadam would have a ball [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img])

Back to the question...taste, taste, taste and take notes. I used to sit down with a Parker, WS, WE, F&W, etc. review of the same wine, taste the wine, and see if I could find the elements they found. I quickly discovered which reviews matched my palate. Learning how to taste from a book has some merit like what areas of your tongue and mouth sense certain sensations or flavors. But to REALLY learn these things, tasting is the only way to go.

Kevin