D. Wade's Wine Blog

Hello and welcome back to my wine blog! Last week I tried a $10 Chianti red wine by Giulio Straccali made from 90% Sangiovese 10% Canaiolo and Merlot that I got from the Vintage Cellar. The wine was from 2018 and was made in Tuscany Italy. According to a drizly.com review of the wine, this wine is elegant, persistent, well-structured, firm, and polished. Aromas should have been ripe cherry and violet. They also specified that this wine is best served at room temperature. When I tried the Chianti, I picked up a black tea aroma (pg.31), with a hint of butter (pg.31). Upond tasting the wine, I picked up black fruit, specifically black cherry (pg. 31) as well as a gooseberry taste (pg.31). Overall, I felt like this wine was about a medium tannic. Another important factor was that I let this wine sit out over night with some oxygen to get inside. So when it came time to try the wine, it was not as tannic as it was when I first opened the bottle. I really enjoyed this red wine and will admit...

  Wine Tasting! Hello and Welcome back to D. Wade's Wine Blog. Last night I had the opportunity to go to one of the finest establishments in all of the Blacksburg/Christiansburg area.... Olive Garden!! I went with a bunch of friends, some of whom are also taking this course.  The wine that we all decided to try was a Pink Moscato by Confetti that was $15. The wine was from Trentino Italy with a vintage year that was undisclosed. Since Moscato is made from Muscat Blanc grapes, I knew the flavor was going to have some sweetness to it.   The wine review on drizly.com states that this wine is supposed to have scents of strawberry, raspberry and peach. The review also mentioned that the wine would be creamy, well-balanced, sweet with an additional hint of citrus. When I tried the Confetti Pink Moscato, I first picked up fruity smells with a bit of peach to be more specific. When I tasted the wine I felt a sensation as if the wine was carbonated like a sparkling wine, alth...

 Wine & Cheese Pairing! Hello everyone! Last night, my two friends Marcus and Kevin came over to my place for a wine and cheese pairing! We had an awesome time exploring the different combinations and flavors from three different types of wine and three different types of cheese. We admittedly made a critical error in the tasting process which I will explain later, but overall the night was an awesome experience.   On the left was our setup for the night. We ate at my coffee table and sat on the floor, but in a strange way, I kind of enjoyed the location in a humble sort of way. We drank the wine in three modest style wine glasses and ate on my wooden cutting board which proved to be a solid set up. The wines we drank are shown above and are pictured in the order we drank them in (which proved to be a mistake). The first wine we drank was a Cabernet Sauvignon by Winking Owl, made in California with no vintage year listed. The second wine we tried was a Dry Rose of Pin...