I'm sure it's just in my head, but after years of enjoying wine I still find
myself intimidated by French wine...... particularly getting comfortable
with identifying what's in the bottle from the label (and then remembering
for next time). I've laughed it off as a way for the French to keep people
from enjoying their wine if they aren't dedicated enough to figure it out,
but it bothers me more and more that I just can't seem to get comfortable
with this so important part of the wine world. (I HAVE noticed more French
labels that identify the grape varieties.... but not enough for me).

I live in California and have just found it easier to learn about more
easily identifiable wines than figure out a way to tackle the French. I
know that going to France would help a lot, but that's not in the cards at
this time.

So..... can anyone suggest a way to help? How would you teach this to a 10
year-old?? That would seem to be a good place to start.