"Cynthia" wrote in news:VGvYa.705$9m4.7390 @vixen.cso.uiuc.edu:
Hi Cynthia, you know what you might want to do, is get a copy of Andrea Immer's book, "Great Wine Made Simple" (anyone know if it came out in paperback?). It's a pretty good guide to wine types, and it's got producers in various price ranges (and from all over the world), so you can compare and contrast different types.
Check your local library, that's where I first saw it, and liked it enough to buy my own copy.
I know this isn't exactly an answer to your question, I'll defer to the more knowledgeable posters here...
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