1/16/08 Why Do I Drink Wine?

Welcome to vine to wine this is your host Linda Moran. Since my program aired about considering a New Years resolution to learn more about wine I was asked the question Why drink wine? Why drink wine? I'm sure that every wine lover has their own personal reasons. Perhaps it was the first time they realized the pleasure and relaxation derived from a nice glass of wine. And there's the added benefit of wine making food taste better. It has a way of making an ordinary meal a little bit better. Of course there's also the aspect of hospitality - sharing good wine and conversation with your friends is unparalleled in life's memories. Wine also has a history  it is an amazing beverage that has fascinated and sometimes obsessed people throughout the world. It is civilized and respected in most all nations, and like any other art form the more you know about it the more you enjoy it. But the really great thing about wine is that everyone is right! It is entirely up to you to decide where your preferences are. More people have come to realize that wine is a civilized beverage and that it is not in the same category as hard liquor. For several years now we've been hearing that in this fitness crazed society of ours a little bit of wine may actually be good for us. There are so many pleasant and life enhancing reasons to drink wine moderately. But most of us drink wine because it enhances our lives it's a beverage that relaxes and soothes us and gives us pleasures and memories to share. Those are only some of the reason I drink wine  and thanks for joining me on today's Vine to Wine.