So many types of wine

[Innkeeper]

Although there is no correct place to get into the wine game, you may want to try something else if you have a sweet tooth. To get to reds you might go the White Zinfandel route. One of the first major purveyors of that stuff, Sutter Home, developed a line of reds (not including their Red Zinfandel which preceded the white one) that were sort of designed to ween people off White Zinfandel. These include a Merlot For white wine you might start out with Riesling. If it is an American one, look for 2% or more residual sugar on the label, to start with. If it is German Riesling look for Spatleses and Ausleses.