My Experience with Wine!

My first ever experience with wine was around three years ago, and I did not like it one bit. From that one sip, I just assumed that I wouldn't be much of a wine person. However, it turned out that I just drank the wrong wine (at least wrong in the sense that it did not match my specific taste). When last semester came around I had new roommates who LOVED wine, so I decided to give it another shot. I started to ask for recommendations and immediately began my wine journey. 

As a college student on a college student budget, I thought that most wines would be somewhat pricey since wine is always made out to be this really fancy drink; however, I have found some wine brands that are very affordable and actually really good. So far I was able to find these affordable wines at Target and Aldi, but I'm sure that there are many other places in which good and inexpensive wines are available. With that being said, I haven't tried many of the more expensive wines, but I would like to. I've always wanted to know if the more expensive stuff was truly better or if it's about the same. 

When I decided to drink wine at home it would mostly be due to a wine night with friends, or if I just wanted to drink a glass in order to help relax after a long day. I had also begun to drink wine occasionally when I make more intricate meals. However, it wasn't a wine that was specifically paired for the food I was making, it was just any wine that I had at the moment. 

By taking this course, I hope that I get to broaden my taste in wine, have an understanding of wine pairings, and an understanding of the differences between each kind of wine. I wanna be able to drink more than just the sweet stuff (this includes Rosé and sweet reds). Most of all, I would really love to be able to pair a wine with a specific meal or food.