A Beginner's Practical Guide to Wine

Humans have enjoyed wine of all types for centuries, and have written about their experiences in detail. Over the years people have become convinced that there is a right and wrong way to go about choosing a wine, opening a wine, what to serve with a wine, how to taste a wine, and even how to spit a wine out. All of these rules have intimidated those who just want to enjoy a glass, those who are looking for wine to serve their guests, and the gift-giver who would like to present wine as a gift without appearing ignorant. Therefore, being asked to bring wine to a party can cause a feeling of panic because it's always been said that different types of wine are meant for different types of food. The smart guest will ask the host if there is a preference for the wine that they will be contributing. In cosmic irony, chances are that the host has asked the guest to bring the wine because they are confused on what to serve and have delegated the task to a guest.