Total Newbie...need help

[Ianaman]

I am a beginning wine drinker and I too have found a good Pinot to be more to my liking. While I have found a few Pinots to be rather bitter, I prefer the minimal aftertaste when drinking without food. There are some meals, my mother's meatloaf, for example, that mellow a decent merlot to a more palatable point. I know it is rather unorthodox, but I have found putting a bottle of Pinot in the fridge for a few minutes before serving reduces the "bite".