A thing I always "teach against" in my wine classes is getting too "technical" about tasting. The "Sideways" movie is a case in point, for me. (I enjoy the movie.) When one starts trying to peel apart how a wine tastes, I think one loses enjoyment in simply trying to impress others.
The same is true, for me, with beer, I don't desire something with Reisling must and hard pressed apples. Maybe it's good, it could be. I favor simplicity and simply liking a wine (if I do) or beer. Some of the California wine makers got too extreme, for me, in several ways, and lost the essentials, I think, some of the French, a few fortunately, are following suit.
I had a zinfandel last night that was pretty good, not overly done, I stopped drinking them for years. Maybe it's time to go back.