Wine and Kissing

As part of my teaching at Napa Valley College, I teach a class called “A Cultural Appreciation of Wine.”  It’s an exploration of wine and culture throughout history, and we touch on everything from wine and medicine to art, religion, politics, and love. One of my students, Elisabet Alhambra (her pen name), became very interested in the connection between wine and romance—the connection between the touch of a glass to the lips, and the touching of two pairs of lips together.  She’s had a lot of fun with the project, and she is spending her free time researching historic literature for more fun.  But we also think that this might be even more fun if we could get a few people to offer a few thoughts on the topic of wine and love, kissing and romance.  If you could find time to offer a brief story of something that happened in your life where these elements were connected…or just a few thoughts on how they ARE connected, we would love to include that!

Paul Wagner