Today, was a long day! We had our first big test this morning covering all the intensive French we have learned so far but I actually didn't think it was too bad and mostly just review so hopefully I did well! Then after class I packed up all my suitcases because we are finally moving out of the hotel that we were all living in for the pre-session and into our places for the semester! I can't wait to move into my apartment and actually unpack and buy things to cook etc. Then in the afternoon we had a wine tasting that was paid for my the university which was awesome! I finally know more about wine than just Rose Franzia that we have at home.
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| Gaby and I enjoying the Riesling |
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| My table for the wine tasting: Katy, Hannah, Gaby, Me, Sam, Edward |
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| Rose |
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| Muscador |
We learned all about the different types of wine, what region they are from in France, and same with 4 types of cheese. We enjoyed a Riesling from Alsace, a Rose from Nimes, a rouge from Bordeaux, and a Muscador which is like sparkling wine kind of like champagne and very fruity! We learned that the reason people swish around the wine in the glass is because you can tell what percentage of alcohol is in the wine from how long it takes to drip down the side of the glass. You can also tell the age of the wine from the color, for white wine the more clear it is the younger it is and for red wine it is the opposite the more clear the older it is.
Then we learned about the different cheeses. 85% of cheese comes from cows, 10% from goats, and 5% from sheep. We ate Camembert from Normandie, Comte from Franche Cote, Rocamadour from Haut-Laugedouc, and Roquefort from Larzac. At the end they gave us a list of the best and pretty cheap wines that are from our region, Languedoc-Rousillon so I will definitely be bringing back some French wine in December! Now post wine tasting I should write my paper that is due Friday but we'll see!
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