help with wine ratings

[njjchiro]

Thank you all for the much needed information. Wine, though sublime, is a very daunting task to a newbee! It is so easy to fall into the "ratings" trap when you don't have a clue as to what you should be tasting. I've been lucky to locate this forum, I'm sure that you all will be able to set me in the right dirction.

Dananne, I've put down the bottle of reserva and will wait a while to open it...I've also been looking for your other suggestions but as yet have been unsuccesful. I understand that a member of this board is in retail wine sales in Framingham,MA, maybe I'll take a ride to visit him next week.