After that fateful day I have been experimenting with more and more wines hoping to find one that I can enjoy. I have had a few more experiences including, some reds, some Rieslings and some Moscatos. I have yet to find one that I could honestly say that I enjoy, but I have varying degrees of hating them less. For me, I have always been more of a beer drinker than a wine sipper.
The reason I am getting involved in the Geography of wine class is to hopefully add some culture and class to my personality and join the ranks of wine drinkers. I am envious of the silent sophistication that accompanies a nice suit and a fine wine. In fact, I did buy my first bottle of wine, just last week after going to my first wine tasting. Although it was a bargain Moscato that only cost me four dollars, it was sweet and bubbly and although I did not love it, I was able to thoroughly enjoy it.
I think that I would be happy if I could learn about the influence of wine on cultures and different geographic regions in the world. I would also like to become more of a wine aficionado, so that I can decide what is actually a good wine and what classifies it as a good wine. I think that is the most important aspect to me, because too many times I have had someone tell me "this is a great wine" and then I taste it and think.. "Yeah that was probably the nastiest most unfortunate thing I've ever had the misfortune of ingesting". Granted, opinion and personal taste would play into it a lot but I would like to understand further the scales and measurements that professionals use to classify good wines.
I invite you all to share in this wonderful wine journey with me, and I hope to be able to keep my blogs both informative and entertaining along the way.