My Wine Introduction

Hello there! My name is Jack Wood and I'm a microbiology student at OU. My schedule this semester was kinda a mess at the beginning of the week and I finally stumbled upon this class and jumped right on the opportunity. I forgot about this class even being offered, but was super excited when I suddenly remembered it. This is because learning to drink wine is something that I have wanted to do, instead of just blindly guessing.
My parents drink a good amount of wine and most every family function involved wine in some fashion. Usually they drink a type of red varietal wine, but I'm not sure how much my family really knows about wine. I do know for sure that they have way more experience and knowledge than me. As for my tastes, it depends on what my mood is when it comes to my wine of choice, but it is usually red over white and nothing too sweet or too dry. Definitely a middle ground type of person so far.
I actually went to Arezzo, Italy this summer for study abroad and, as you do, tested some of the wines there (it was mostly Chianti). The Chianti was pretty good, but it wasn't like I loved it, but I wanted to acquire a taste for it. Hopefully, I can learn some things from this class so that I can pick some wines that I might like. Then, I can branch out to similar wines and expand what I know which can help me enjoy wine in different capacities.