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I just picked up a couple of bottles of the Dubouef 2009 Noveau. It was pretty ... thing. Beaujolais was my "starter red" when I started getting into wine due to gamay's easy, fruity light style. To some hard core red...

Hi Yoshi, Don't feel bad! I'm new to the wine world as well! I love tasting new ... of flavor. Would make a good starter red wine if you don't drink alot of red. Good luck

Thanks for the starter recommendations. Are these wines you mention the type of "value" that you would enjoy after drinking 4 bottles? Or simply a servicable wine, good for a bottle now and then, but would get tired of...

Since wine is not made from animal products, it's generally vegan unless a ... as you'd nurture a sourdough starter if it has a flavor or other characteristic you like. Maybe it came from your neighbor's vines, or his...

I'd say anything fro St. Estephe, they're pretty burly cab-driven bordeaux wines. I have had No 2 Lafon Rochet and that was a nice example. Mouton Cadet by the Rothschilds is a nice easy bordeaux for about $7-$11. Or a...

Hey dannar, It should be noted that most value-oriented Bordeaux is going to be Merlot driven with the higher-end bottlings reserved for Cabernet- dominated wines. I like the suggestion of easing yourself into old world...