Too many flavors & no clue!!!

[mrdutton]

Dry does not necessarily mean bitter - and bitter and sweet can be present in the same concoction.

I'd like to suggest that you visit your local Barnes & Nobel bookstore. Check-out their section of books on wine.

One that helped me quite a bit was the "Larousse Encyclopedia of Wine". Another possible reference, if you are not offended by the title, is "Wine for Dummies". Some people have said it is informative. I have flipped through the book and it did have a lot of good information. I did not buy it. (Nor did I buy the "Larousse", it was a gift.)

If you have the time, pull several books off of the shelves and page through them while you are in the book store. Heck, you don't even really have to purchase a book at all if you are just browsing!

[This message has been edited by mrdutton (edited 06-05-2000).]