Drew's Wine List

Welcome back! This post will run down the set up of the blog posts as well as go over some of the terminologies that will be used. Hopefully this will clear up some intimidation that can come when people start throwing out wine words... Formating of the blog:  The blog right now is going to be a little "tasting journal." I'd encourage you to keep your own journal with your own notes on the wines that you try! This can help you organize your thoughts and pick out things that you like. In my posts, I'll include some general info about the wine followed by some notes and tasting notes. Simple as that! Here are some wine buzzwords/concepts explained that might help you in the future. Tannins: THE TRIGGER WORD FOR EVERY SINGLE "WINE PERSON." I don't know why in the world everyone is expected to know what these stupid (really important) things are, but here's the skinny (AKA more than you really wanted to know)... Tannins are a really bitter compoun...

Why Drew's Wine List?      You may be wondering how you ended up here... well to be quite honest with you, I'm wondering the same thing. But since you're here, why don't you take a few minutes of your day and read some of this glorious wine blog written by a college kid! Who am I? I am Drew, a recently turned 21-year old who's in college at the University of Virginia up in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I study ecology and music and spend my free time either singing or watching the 'hoos. People would probably describe me as "crunchy" if that gives you some insight into my personality.  "You're in college, why don't you drink Busch Lite?"   The burning question on everyone's mind... I'll explain a little more. How did this wine thing start? Let's step back a little. All throughout high school, I found myself obsessed with craft coffee. I was amazed at how drastically different coffee could taste and I found m...