Having glanced at the posts already made on the blog, it would appear I'm not alone in my motivation for taking this class: wine has played an important role in my relationship with my family (and parents especially) and I'd thus like to learn more about it. My parents always made sure alcohol wasn't out in the open around the house when I was younger, as I was the youngest of four and they didn't want to normalize drinking in front of their kids. The exception to this unwritten rule, however, was drinking a glass of red wine with dinner, typically on weekends or special occasions.
My earliest memory of this exception being introduced was when my family moved to England when I was 8 years old. The house we lived in had a large cellar where my father would store various old world wines that he collected. On occasion, he would allow me to walk through the cellar with him. While I was obviously not allowed to drink any of these wines at the ripe age of 8, I remember being awed by the grandeur of a cellar filled with various bottles and labels stacked in racks perceived to be endlessly tall.
As I entered adult life and was permitted to have a glass of wine with dinner, my interest in it grew quickly. I can't remember a dinner I've had with my parents in the last 5 years in which we haven't shared a bottle of wine, and I believe that the communal aspect of sharing a bottle has helped our relationship stay so strong over the years. That said, I'm typically one to simply drink what is put in front of me, and rarely ask questions about the wine I'm drinking. It isn't out of lack of interest; I simply don't know enough to ask the right questions about the wine I'm drinking but wish I did. It's this desire that drew me to this course; I hope to learn about the world of wine and gain a good understanding of what distinguishes different wines and varietals beyond surface level facts. My goal for this class is to establish a strong foundation of both the wine world and what separates different great wines from each other so that I can better enjoy the wines that have played a crucial role in my strong relationships with my family.
A foundation you will receive!
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