Hi guys! This is my first blog, and my first course on wine! I am a senior this year and wanted to get a little more wine savvy before leaving school. While I would not say that I am in any means educated in the ways of wine, I definitely have drank some and received basic education from people in my life. My stepdad, Jason, is a wine distributor for Breakthru Beverage in the Roanoke area. My best friends, Desaray and Maria, love wine. They will be my companions for most of the blogs to come. With that being said, they have introduced me to many different places I have come to enjoy. Desaray and I have become particularly fond of Wine Lab in Blacksburg, and it will be my first stop on my blogging journey.
One of the aspects of wine I am interested in exploring more is the different styles. I have tried wine at a couple of wineries, stores, weddings, and parties. I typically have a pretty large sweet tooth and tend to stick to Moscato and a few other whites. I have not been particularly fond of any reds that I have tried. However, I am always interested in trying new things and in the past few months I have found my taste buds changing and been more satisfied with drier wines and slowly easing my way into reds.
I am hoping to learn more about the different ways wine is created. I just overall want to be more educated into the world of wine so I can speak about it semi-confidently when out with friends and can actually know what I am reading when a wine menu is handed to me. I am extremely excited for the semester and especially excited to learn more about wine parings.
Below is a photo of my best friend Desaray (left) and I. She does not attend Virginia Tech but is excited to have an excuse to go tasting.
Till Next time,
Bailey Hagerman
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