Hello...from a novice wine freak!

[Innkeeper]

Hi Icegurl, and welcome to the Wine Board. Like any other endeavor in life, the more you learn about wine, the more you realize you don't know. Researching topics of you choosing on this board will help you. Good books also help. "Wine For Dummies" is avaiable everywhere, and gives you a big jump start on what you want to learn. After that, you should examine various regions one at a time, tasting as well as reading your way through each.