Lucy's Wine Blog

Wine Tasting: Vintage Cellar March 23, 2023 By: Lucy Becker For someone who has never been to a wine tasting place before, I was excited, yet nervous for this experience. I met up with a friend of a friends at Vintage Cellar located on South Main Street in Blacksburg. We got to try 5 different wines. Château De Blaignac - Bordeaux Rose (2015) $9.95 Bordeaux, France Shop Review: This Rose Bordeaux is pale pink in colour with a strawberry tinged appearance. Fantastically fresh and vibrant on the nose with aromas of strawberries and red currants, the predominantly Cabernets blend balances intensely well with the lovely clearness of red berry fruits. Very well balanced and fresh, the wine culminates in a very aromatic and lingering finish. 80% Cabernet Franc 10% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Merlot. Self Review: I thought it was interesting that this Bordeaux is actually a Rose. Apparently, it is not very common with a light tannin. I did think it had a crisp flavor, and enjoyed it very much. Th...

Wine Dinner Blog Report #1: Valentines Day Special February 19, 2023 By: Lucy Becker      Who needs a man, when you have your gal pals! This Valentine's Day, my girl group and I hosted an Anti-Valentine's Day Party while watching the weekly Bachelor episode. We meet every week for each weeks new episode and this week was obviously Valentine's Day themed. Everyone who came brought a food and a drink, and lucky us, they were all color coordinated. Because we are broke college girls, please excuse the cheaper options and snacks we had!     The 'love potions' or wine that we had was Yosemite White Moscato, Sutter Homes Pink Moscato, and a box of Franzia Fruity Red Sangria. Food included popcorn, old bay seasoned kettle cooked potato chips, sugar cookies (soft and hard), fudge brownies, chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, powdered doughnuts, watermelon, and numerous amounts of candy, and my personal favorite, buffalo cauliflower bites.      Unf...