Hi Jim,

You'll find this bunch is pretty tolerant -- most of the time.

One place to start might be:
http://www.thewinedoctor.com/advisor...tingwine.shtml
....from there you can navigate to the "glossary" on the site to find out
what the words mean.

I suggest this route so that when we use a word or phrase that
needs explaining, go to that glossary first. If you don't find what you are
looking for, then ask. You'll see by the size of that glossary that your
request for us to list the terms is, well, daunting and we probably would
step all over each other trying to feed you ALL the information. I'd even
suggest you pour a glass of your favorite wine, start with the letter "A"
and just read the glossary as a text.
The best place to start will be to invest in a wine kit. If you
don't have a local store to buy from, then Googly up the term "winemaking
supplies" and find a source near you. The kit will have all of the
ingredients you need. If you follow the instructions on the kit religiously
for the first couple of batches, and observe what the kit does regarding the
instructions, that will be the best lesson you can buy.
If on the other hand you want to go at it from scratch... well,
have at it, but don't be surprised if you spend a lot of time and energy on
making weed killers.
I was going to make a list here of the hardware you will need,
like fermenter, carboy(s), thermometer, hydrometer, gas locks, racking tube,
sanitizer(s), .... and more. But that list becomes very subjective. Maybe
the best thing to do there would be a starter kit -- one with the basic
tools and toys, then build from that.
Oh, one last comment. Moving the wine around in the mouth will
NOT let anyone, even an expert, properly evaluate a wine.

Have fun..., and welcome to the table.

Casey




"Jim" > wrote in message
.. .
> Ok people, I am a dummy and don't know where to start in making my very
> first batch of wine, but before I get started, I guess I should know what
> you guys are talking about, soecifically the terms in which you guys use
> here.
>
> Would someone please take as much time as they can afford to give me and
> tell me what terms are used and tell me what they mean. Or are you all
> going to tell me to GOOGLE IT ?
>
> I've read some on the net about making of wine and it sure as heck
> interest me, but I don't see the terms on google that you guys use here,
> so if someone will please enlighten me on what these terms mean, I would
> greatly appreciate your help.
>
> I would, naturally, like to know these terms and have a complete
> understanding of them before I make that first batch. I want to be able to
> tell if I screwed up or if I did good. I know my taste buds are different
> from others and what may be good to me, may be pure SH-T to someone else.
> I want to be able to do the taste testing where someone takes a small sip,
> moves it around in their mouth and spits it back out and comes up with
> some sort of rating of the wine.
>
> Can or will somoen help ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>