Underage Worst Than Over Oaked!

Being underage and an oenophile, a lover of wine, is tough work! But I thought, since the main purpose of this blog is to be a start for an official wine blog someday, I would do an introduction to wine and me.

I got into wine when I was in Iraq. All of a sudden, this drink really intrigued me. No, I didn't jump on the Sideways bandwagon, and no, I didn't grow up in the industry. I just got passionate about it. I wanted to learn, to taste, to sniff and to experience wine. After many Google searches on wine, I found a little site called Wine Library TV. With the front man of Gary Vaynerchuk and his video wine blog, I started to learn about wine and get even more enthusiastic about it. Gary quickly became a cult-celebrity, so I shyed away from the videos, but the forum kept me coming back, even to this day.

My birthday is quickly approaching, and with it comes the official beginning of my passionate journey into the world of wine. Oh, how I would LOVE to work in the field someday... Hopefully this summer I can land my job at a little wine store called Finewines.com near my house. That would be a great professional start to my career in the field. It's not too often an outsider gets into "the industry," but I am still determined to try.

With the support of a few friends, my wine knowledge quickly evolved, yet I am still learning, and this is why this blog exist. Let me take you, from the perspective of a young, Thai male not working in the industry, through my passion and love of wine. I've got big plans with collecting, tasting and even making wine.

Please check back often for updates on my progress as I am planning to start an official wine club here at Towson, make wine in my garage this summer with a few friends, and become an all-around, friendly wine guy. Cheers!

-Tatum