never had wine; please help

[Innkeeper]

Table wine is still wine without fortification such as port and sherry have, and usually (but not always) less than 16% alcohol. Champagne belongs to the broad category of sparkling wine, or wine with bubbbles. The bubbles come from three different processes which I won't get into at this point. Sparkling wine comes in different modes of sweetness. The nomenclature is arcane. Brut is dry. Extra dry is off dry. Then you get into Demi Sec and Sec. I have found that regardless of process, the Extra Dry with a touch of sweetness is the best of the sparklers; especially if one is just quaffing the stuff.