No Experience

       I have only tried wine twice in my life, and one tasting occurred a short twenty minutes ago. The first time I tried wine I was probably 16 years old, and I remember the experience very well. The red wine barely had time to touch my tongue before I promptly spit it back out. It was an awful experience and I had no desire to drink wine for many years after that. Now a junior in college, and enrolled in a Geography of wine course, I thought I should give it another shot.
       Professor John Boyer told us in class that white wines were a much better starting spot and after my tasting this evening, I agree. After tasting the White wine this evening, I am very excited to try more. I have had very little experience with wines so far in my life, but hopefully that will change this semester. I hope to take many trips to local winery's as well as the ones we have back home, to see what they have to offer.
        I hope to understand more about wine and its many flavors in this class. I want to broaden my pallet so that I can fully enjoy all of the tastes that wines present. I would also like to learn about the production of wine and the economic value that it holds. I am a geography major so I am naturally drawn to the spatial patterns and regions in which wine are grown as well. I hope to learn a lot in these next few weeks and look forward to sharing my thoughts.