Just noticed one of the books I recommended is not available from
Amazon.com. You could howver get it from Amazon.co.uk:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...0/stirbitchcom

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Steve Slatcher
http://pobox.com/~steve.slatcher

Midlife wrote:
> 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.
>
Hey Midlife,
I have the same problem with French wines. I'm not looking for any "great"
wines for my cellar, but I would like to become as familiar with +-$10
French wines as I am with wines from Australia, California and other parts
of the USA in the same price range. I'm sure there are many very good French
wines in this category, but how to find them?

BTW: After I "master" French wines, I'm going to tackle Germany. :-)

Dick