Hello everyone, my name is Jackie Austin, and I'm a student at the University of Oklahoma. I want to start off by saying welcome to my wine tasting blog! I'm creating this blog for a course I'm taking this semester and I'm really excited to learn more about wine so that I can be confident when ordering and purchasing this lovely beverage. I think this course will be very beneficial for me as I leave college and transition into working full-time.
I wanted to start off this blog post by talking about my experience with wine up until now. So, I have not had a lot of experience drinking wine.With the drinking age in the United States being 21, and the fact that I didn't turn 21 until last year, I haven't been able to purchase alcohol for very long. I have tasted wine before however, usually in the context of relaxing with my family after a meal. I've only tried wine probably around a dozen times or so.
I haven't found a wine that I really enjoy yet, but I'm hoping throughout this course I will be able to find some wines that I enjoy. I've tried mostly dessert wines, since that is what my mother enjoys and that's what we usually have in the house. These were typically cheaper dessert wines, such as Moscato. With stronger alcohols (including wine) now being allowed into grocery stores here in Oklahoma, perhaps it will be even easier for me to discover wines that I like without breaking the bank.
In this course I hope to learn how to properly drink and taste wine, figure out the kinds of wine that I enjoy, and I hope to be able to confidently order and purchase wine wherever I go. I'm also hoping to learn how to pair wines with food so that I can enjoy a lovely meal with wine. I'm excited to learn what this course has to teach me and I hope to share what I learn with people here!
