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My first taste of Shiraz at a company Christmas party almost ten years ago - Thierry & Guy Fat bastard.

Right after I was married we were wined and dined by my husband's new boss and at that meal I ordered my first ever glass of white wine. That was the best glass of wine I've ever had!

A glass or two of Santa Rita Medalla Real Cabernet Sauvignon while flying in 1st class on American Airlines to NYC just to have my hair cut.

When my oldest son was born, a friend brought a bottle of wine to the hospital and we toasted his arrival in paper cups. That was the best wine I ever had.

Certainly the most memorable glass of wine I ever had was when I went to the Biltmore estate with an old lover - the one that got away - and after just a perfect day we stopped and sipped a desert wine from the Biltmore Estate there in the garden. The sun was setting, the garden was in full bloom and intoxicating, and the win hit the spot.

I vividly remember this one - I took the train down from New Haven to NYC during my last week of college for a little tryst. We went to Shade (that crepe place on Sullivan Street in the West Village) and he ordered me a glass of a St. Emilion; I had never tasted such good wine (especially having been a college student and therefore accustomed to bottles of wine that was under $8) and was totally smitten (with both the wine and the guy).

My most memorable glass of wine was the first time I tasted my Dad's homemade wine.

The most memorable for me was a Pino Noir that I was sipping while watching a movie with my then boyfriend who is not much of a traditionalist turned to me and asked if I'd like to call my mother and tell her we were getting married. My reply back was yes, but I'd like to finish my glass of wine first which I promptly drank rather quickly.

I don't remember the name, but I almost spit it out when my husband popped the question! That is my most memorable glass of wine.

By far the best was a glass of Cabernet that I had a small family owned and run winery in Santa Barbera.It was part of a very limited bottling done for a charity event and I shared my glass with the owner of the winery and the conversation was as good as the wine and made the experience that much better!

The first time I tried a Malbec at a restaurant...and then realized I could afford a whole bottle at the store!

The organic red table wine made by an Italian family I lived with in the Emilia-Romana region of Italy, just above Tuscany. I'd never tried a wine I loved until then...and we drank it at every meal. I returned to the States a happy convert.