If you can find a good wine shop which conducts tastings, make it a habit to go very often and buy a case of what impresses you.

It's amazing what you will learn about your own tastes and how this can change over time. Of course it helps to have some food with the wine, so try to go out with other people who enjoy wine and bring a good bottle each. ^


Doing the above the only times I've been disappointed was when a wine was corked.