There is plenty to learn about wine. I have been studying it most of my adult life and I have only scratched the surface on all the regions, grapes and tastes it has to offer. These pages will give you a good idea of what there is to learn about. They are far from comprehensive, but for many of you they are more than you will ever need.

Just remember that you don't need to know any of this to enjoy wine, but if you are the type of person that seeks out knowledge, you have come to the right place.

Grape Varieties
With over 10,000 different wine grapes in the world you could spend you life investigating them all. That is exactly what ampelographers do. The following list of grapes is a bare bones ampelography of the most common wine grapes.

Red Wine Grapes
White Wine Grapes

The Technical Side of Wine
The details of making wine, growing grapes and other technical sides of the issue can be found here. This information is way beyond what is needed to enjoy the taste of wine, but it can be a lot of fun.

Serving Wine
Wine isn't all that much fun to just look at, it is best when it is poured out of the bottle and enjoyed.

Collecting Wine
Chances are that sooner or later you are going to end up with a bottle or 1000 that you can't get around to drinking right away. Some wines improve with age, some don't, but anything that you are going to keep more than a month or so needs proper handling.