New to wine, tried out a couple wines.

[P'colaPeppa]

Hello all,

I am a college student new to wines in general. I bought a couple books at the local book store on wine and read up on the diffrent types of wine and so forth. I was doing some searches on the internet and came upon this wonderful message board. I have to say I have learned quite a bit from just reading the conversations on this web board, I am impressed with the helpful people here.

So that being said, I tried out a couple wines this Thanksgiving's turkey dinner. I bought a GD 2002 Nouveau and a 2000 Schmitt Sohne Piesporter Goldtropfchen riesling kabinett. I have to say I found the Nouveau to be a little thin and acidic compared to a Penfold's Shiraz I tasted that same day. It was my first experience with the wine so, I really don't have anything to compare it to.
The riesling on the other hand was great, it was very light and went well with the turkey. I was suprised that the alcohol content on the wine was just 7%. Has anyone else had experience with this wine? I payed $15 for it. I think I might have payed a little too much, but I enjoyed it none the less. I think my next wine that I want to try is a Finger Lakes riesling. Perhaps another MSR riesling if you guys could guide me to one =) Anyone have any other recommedations on some less expensive (under $15) rieslings?