"Fishy" smell?? And some questions

[lcwatewine]

Thanks for the responses. One thing I tried last night, after reading from this site, was chilling the Flourie (sp??). It really makes a difference when it's slightly chilled. It doesn't taste so much like rubbing alcohol I noticed. Maybe I've been drinking my reds too warm since I store them in the kitchen, away from the stove, but still! I'm going to try to chill them in the fridge for an hour or so before drinking. I'm still not sure of my senses with wine, I'm just going to experiment with a lot of different ones and see what I like. Next trip to the store I'll definitely check out this site and make a list before I go. I've got 4 bottles here so it may take a while to finish them but I'll work on it [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img] ! Tonight I'm going to try the Castle Rock Merlot. It will be my first Merlot so we'll see!! I now get what all the fuss is over wine. It's not just drinking it but trying new ones, learning how to fine tune your senses, the sensory experience, etc. All that! It's great, I wish I would've hopped on the wine train a long time ago. Now my mother can finally be proud of me...although I still am not ready to try her fav, Chardonnay. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]