Trevor Crane

Prior to taking this class I thought that drinking wine was for older or sophisticated society. I never reallt thought about drinking wine to get drunk, thanks Mike! I really enjoyed the class and learned that wines are like foods there are going to be some that are ok and others that you love. It is hard for me to decide upon a favorite grape varietal or style that I love the most. The Rieslings would have to be my favorite white wines. I loved the Geil Bechteimer Hasensprung Riesling Spatlese from Rheinhessen not just because of the fun name, but because of its similarities to actual grape juice and its sweetness. I am diabetic and I love sweet things even though they aren’t good for me. My least favorite would have to be the Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough becasue of the very salty, brine taste you get from it. It smells good but then tastes like I ate a salt block. It reminds me of a dirty martini. Did not enjoy it at all! Well that’s about it. America… F%#$ Yeah

John Boehlen

To be honest before i took this class i just thought that wine was for women and could make good sauces. Now i think totally differently, wine is for everyone and can make a meal just that much better. Also there are so many different types that all taste different, before i thought that it tasted about the same red and white. I thought that France did have the best wines as a country, most of there wines seemed much better balanced then most. i definitely liked white wine better, tannin isnt for me unless i have a steak with it. And my favorite varietal was Riesling because it was light and refreshing.

Ashley Tinch: Wine and Beverage

Over the course of the past three weeks I have been exposed to some very different wines, styles, tastes, textures and many more. Before this course I didn’t know very much about wine, roughly the basics: white goes with salads and fish while reds go with red meats and soups. That was it and because I favored beers more wine wasn’t in my beverage genera. Now after experiencing all these different wines from different areas of the world I have gained knowledge and courage to try the Chiantis and Roses. This class was very informative and I’m walking away with more than a buzz

Adam Rizzo

Wine was always kind of a mystery to me. Before taking this class, I had no idea the amount of time that went into understanding a bottle of wine’s label. The old world not labeling grape varietal and new world being able to name a grape whatever they chose. With French wines, the more info on the bottle the better the bottle would be. I just thought that it was to make it look more fancy (in a way it is). Now I can walk into a store and really start to look at a country and I can recognize when I see a grape varietal on a label and the country that it’s from, I have a decent idea of what region that wine is from. I never thought that would be possible in 3 weeks time. It seemed like something that would take years to learn. I personally think that my favorite wines that we tried in class are the wine from California, Oregon, and Washington. Well rounded flavors…especially the pinot noirs. They go with much of the food that I like to cook and eat. I think my least favorite were the big cabernets and shiraz that would dry your mouth out and really have no fruit notes at all. I also like the crisp sauvignon blancs from New Zealand because of their ability to go with many types of food.

Jeremy Morse

What i thought about wine is that i thought i liked reds, but far from it. It change my tatst for white wines as well. I liked most of the old world white wines because of the lower alcohol content and the citris flavor of most of them. Any and all the red wines i didnt like. I dont like tannin and it dosent like me. I dont think i liked any of the red wines we tasted, unless you count WZ then maybe but its more pink.

Shaun Hagan

I have never really been a wine person more of a beer person prior to the class. I thought the class was really interesting and totally changed my opinion about wine. I never knew why people smelled the wine because I always just smelled alcohol but I learned how to get past that and can pick out different aromas. I would have to say the wine i liked the most was the Shiraz from Austrailia. My least favorite wine would be the 06 wolf blass gold label Chardonnay from Argentina because I dont like wines that smell like coffee or spice or have if you can taste the spice.

wine and beverage andrew kappa

prior to taking this class i knew very little about wines and didn’t really have an interest in them. i just drank wine to get drunk. Now my mindset has changed for better and i am starting to appreciate wines more. i taste them to try and see if i can tell what it is that i am tasting and smell wines before tasting them to heighten my experience and take the time to enjoy the glass and figure out what it is i do and do not like about the wine. now i know the reasons why there are different bottle shapes and that a Cabernet Sauvignon will most likely be found in a Bordeaux bottle because Cabernet Sauvignon can exude sediment and the shoulders on the Bordeaux bottle holds that junk back for a better drink.

Coming into class i preffered white wines and now i love those New World “punch in the face kick in the dick” red wines like the malbec and shiraz and i honestly have no clue why i enjoy the strength of these wines. i still like white wines and found a new one to enjoy which is the Torrentes from Argentina. the least appealing to me was the sparkling wines. i didn’t enjoy the fizzing feeling in my mouth and thought that they tasted like seltzer water or club soda. Maybe i would enjoy it paired with something but by itself that was my least favorite.

The Panty Dropper

Although on occasion i would enjoy a glass of wine after dinner or with friends in the evening, I did not put much thought into having wine with a meal much less pairing the right wine with what i am eating. Someone once said to me “The only reason to drink white wine is when you are all out of red”. I now know this not to be true. In-fact I now have a fond love for Zinfandel … I know right, the same stuff that my mom would drink from the box as I was growing up. Well not exactly. The one that stands out in my mind is Bergner White Zinfandel of california. At 10.5% alcohol I really liked the creamy peppery taste that took your mouth for a ride that starts off sweet then some acid kicks in and finishes nicely with just the right amount of tannin to leave you wanting another sip. The wine I found the lest appealing was Kim Crawford sauvignon blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand. i found this wine to be a little bitter for my taste.

roberto almodovar

i knew enough to get by with cheap wine and what i liked, after taking this class i feel more confident about the origin and type of grape used for the wine. I like a red wine with med to moderate tannin i liked the wines from the new world more however some wines from italy and france were good. I always will be attracted to merlots and cab’s.

Wine by Chris Federowicz

Before this wine class I never really enjoyed wine.  I only had a glass of what was in my house and I know now that it is cheap and horrible stuff.  During the class I bought a bottle a week and I found out what I really like.  This class has changed my appreciation for wine because now I know what I like and decent amount of information about it.  The most appealing wine to me was chardonnay.  I really enjoyed the complexity and the bakeshop elements to it.  My favorite was the Wolf Bass Chardonnay from Australia.  This wine really stands out because I can still taste the toffee notes in it.  My least favorite was Merlot because of the certain smell it has and the tannin involved.