My name is Vaishnav Krishnan and this is the introduction to a series of blogs I'll be writing about wine. I am taking Boyer's Geography of Wine class here at Virginia Tech, where we learn about wine. We'll be tasting 65-75 different wines this semester because drinking wine and exposing ourselves to as many wines as possible is the best way to understand, and learn what we like and dislike. I have more experience consuming liquor than wine but I hope to change that in the near future. I hope to become more educated in wine through the accomplishments of certain, specific goals.
I consider myself a liquor guy. I dislike beer (!). I enjoy rum and bourbon. My go to/favorite has to be Captain Morgan Original Spiced or 100 proof and The Kraken. I recently, (within the past 8-10 months) started enjoying more wine. I've been always told wine is an acquired taste. I tried wine for the first time about two years ago and disliked it very much. I went through a lot of different types of wine until realized I have a very feminine palet. I enjoy more fruity, lighter, crisper, sweet wines. I have yet to find a red wine that I actually enjoy. I hope to switch my liquor and wine preference and make wine my go to choice in the future. Beer, I'm sorry, you'll always be in 3rd place for me.
I have a few goals I want accomplish by the end of this course. I hope to be able to look at wine labels and know the type of ingredients and processes used to make that specific wine, in order to predict whether I'd enjoy that wine or not. I would like to be able to recommend specific wines to people when they describe what flavors or aromas they enjoy. I want be able to improve the distinct flavors and aromas my palet can differentiate and identify. Lastly, I want to find a red wine that I like.
Yours truly,
Vaishnav Krishnan
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