Nah, don't you google it. I'll do it for ya.

Winemaiking terms:
Get to know Jack's site:
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/glossary.asp

Wine tasting terms:
The Davis 20pt rating scheme good to know:
http://www.finias.com/wine/ucd_scoring.htm

About grapes:
http://wine.appellationamerica.com/varietal-index.aspx

Steve
Oregon




On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:50:11 -0600, "Jim" >
wrote:

>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
>