need a red wine

[Christinearific]

Hi there, I'm brand new to the site. I like white wine, but haven't developed my taste for red yet.I have a friend that loves red wine and I want to get her a bottle for her b-day but I really have no clue when it comes to choosing them. I don't know what kind she likes, and I don't want to snoop around or ask because I don't want her to get suspicious, but at the same time I don't want to look like a dork and just pick any old red wine. Can anyone suggest a red wine that any red wine lover would completely find wonderful without making me look like I don't know what I'm doing?