Blog Assignment #1

 Hi, my name is Austin and I am in my last semester here at Virginia Tech. I have a limited experience with wine so far in life. I have gained more experience drinking beer, and have a grown fond of light beers. However, in my experience I like white wines over red wines. Red wines tend to be too dry for my enjoyment, even though I would like to find a variety of wines to sip during different occasions. My favorite wine thus far is Pinot Grigio.

I have not tried wine very often. I typically only drink when going downtown or prior to football games, and wine is not typically the alcoholic beverage associated with these events. The only times I ever drink wine is when my long distance girlfriend and I are together. We typically cook dinner and drink a glass or two of wine, but other than that I do not ever purchase wine. 

During this class I would like to learn more about wine in general. I have very little knowledge about wine other than it comes from grapes and it takes years for it to make it to the market. I would also like to learn about what types of wines I might enjoy, and different foods that go along with them. Through the first two lectures I have already learned a lot of general knowledge, so it would be nice to learn about some specific types of wines.