First Wine Experience

Growing up in an Italian family every occasion, event, or meal wine flowed like water. As a kid I found myself always wondering what the thick red stuff was my parents were always drinking, and why I could never have any. Until the one fateful day that my mom let me have a sip of her wine. I was so excited to finally be one of the adults until I brought the cup to my mouth and ingested the red liquid, that I assumed was going to be delicious. Not only did I hate what I had tasted but I never wanted to drink it again.

Alas, as I got older I was tempted not only by wine but other forms of alcohol as well. I continued to drink wine with my parents whenever I could but never particularly enjoyed drinking it. Until I arrived in college I was unaware of the hangover that wine can cause. One night I consumed a copious amount of wine and woke up with a wicked hangover. I once again vowed to never drink wine again.

I am taking this class in order to educate and culture myself in the ways of drinking wine. I believe that with my future in business I will need to be knowledgeable about wine. I am extremely excited to discover types of wine that I will actually enjoy and not just chug down as fast as possible.