I know very little about wine, and only have some general and vague preferences. Knowledge is important. I learned that by asking for and going with a recommen

I know very little about wine, and only have some general and vague preferences. Knowledge is important. I learned that by asking for and going with a recommendation to go with the meal I ordered. It cost more that I would normally pay since I don't feel like I know enough to choose well. That meal was mind-blowing. It was like the difference between watching a video on your phone and being in a theatre with full visual and auditory immersion. Same flavours but on an entirely different level. Judging wines in isolation is merely a game of 'can you discern what I can discern' and nothing more--could play the same game with sounds or colour bands.