Wine adjectives and follow up questions

[barnesy]

You mentioned the vintage (1999) and the producer (Chateau Ste Michelle), but you failed to mention what was the grape varietal. My guess is that it was also a late harvest wine. Syrupy works for me if you are describing the wine as overly sugary without any acid to make balance the sugar and add some zip to it.

If you could give us some more information on what you are looking for in a wine (besides not syrupy), like red, white, dry, off dry, fruity, spicey, etc.

Also, if you are wanting to learn about wine, a good beginners book such as Wine for Dummies will help you learn the appropriate jargon so you can put into terms what you are tasting and looking for. Also, read the posts here and keep coming back and asking questions.

Barnesy