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Howdy Y'all!

Howdy y'all. My name is Thomas Young and I am relatively new to the more complex aspects of wine. I drink it on occasion, so I can tell you the basic differences between a red and a white, but beyond that I'm clueless.

The biggest turn off for me in the wines I've had have been being too dry or too sweet. I can appreciate a dry wine and how it may compliment other tastes, but after that first sip, it just becomes a struggle to keep drinking. It's similar for really sweet wines: I really enjoy the first few sips, but once the sweetness gets to me its tough to finish it off. Something nice and mellow with subtler flavors is my general go to.

Honestly, I just hope to learn as much as I can in this class. I like anthropology and history, so I'm excited to learn about wine's history, but I also just plain like eating, so getting a better understanding of what goes into the flavors of a wine and how they relate to food is a big plus as well.

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