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Wine appreciation.... this one feels a bit controversial to write about since I was raised Baptist and have had more than one job where I have had to sign a document stating that I would refrain from alcohol. So, for those people that I love who are reading this and still feel the way that I felt when I was in my early twenties I want to share what it took to change my perspective... because at 22 I was still very much anti-alcohol.

I have a friend who developed a relationship with God a little later in life than my experience. He was in his late twenties, and was very much ok with drinking as a new Christian (which was a constant area of contention in our conversation). Months later a mutual friend started going to church with my friend and eventually decided that she wanted to follow God and become a Christian, and that mutual friend told me that she would not have made a decision to devote her life to God if our mutual friend had not regularly had a drink with her. That was huge for me. I did not start drinking the next day or anything... but after some reflection I decided that I felt differently about alcohol than what I had originally thought... And last night I had a drink with someone who has spent many years disregarding Chrsitianity and we had a wonderful discussion about faith.

Anyway, that being said over the last few years I have developed wine appreciation. William even took me on a date to stomp grapes at a winery. I have been to a few wine tastings and have discovered that Moscato is my favorite... particularly Moscato D' Asti. Olive Garden's is REALLY good.





Publix has two bottles that are almost always $5 and they are also really good. My favorite Red is Turning Leaf's Pinot Noir. The Biltmore also has a Red that I really like. William is good at pairing certain wines with our food and I think that is fun. I would like to host a wine tasting for some of my friends!