I am starting this wine blog as an amateur wine drinker (to say the least).  I have very little experience drinking wine and even less experience in knowing what I was drinking.  I've had a handful glasses over dinner with friends and family, and perhaps a few swigs along the college experience.  I do distinctly remember pronouncing Merlot as (mer-lot).

It would be virtually impossible for me to identify the exact type of wine that I would be interested in.  Just from my own personal experience I know that I don't like things that are too sweet, and I also don't like a thick, heaving sitting drink (like a stout).  It seems to me that wines come in all sorts and kinds of flavors, prices, and sizes.  I know there is an appreciation for wine somewhere in me, and I'm hoping that this class can uncover that.

I am looking forward to sipping and studying along the semester.  I've never been the pinky out kind of guy, so I hope that after a few short weeks that will change.  I want to know more about wine, where it is from, how it is made, and what all of these factors say about its taste.

My first sip of wine went very similarly to my first sip of coffee.  I wanted nothing to do with it, and asked my young naive 10 year old mind why old people drank it.  It was a concoction no sane individual could enjoy, or so I thought.  Here I am twelve years later drinking black coffee like my life depends on it.  Wine, I presume, will take a path identical to that of coffee.  One day I'll be sitting back sipping on a nice chardonnay thinking about how great the flavor is.