Y’all I was in for a treat for my 1st event of the day
in last week Thursday. It was officially day of 2 of Charleston Wine
& Food and I was scheduled for “Champagne Taste” this was going to
be my 1st Champagne tasting and I was definitely looking forward to it.
Rewinding just a bit, I managed to wake up late and didn’t eat breakfast
before I went to the event. So I literally had Champagne for breakfast
and my soul was perfectly fine with it, lol.
So
we had 4 different ones to taste and two of them I like more than the
other. It turns out I’m an extra brut girl. I prefer a bold full flavor
champagne.
I can’t say that I’m surprised at all. So we sipped and chat and
sipped and chat and sipped and chatted some more. Did you know it’s
illegal to label sparking wine as champagne unless it comes from the
region in France where only Champagne comes from? Yup! Honestly, I only
knew a few things about champagne. One, I like to sip it and that’s not
really a surprise. Two, Marilyn Monroe took a bath in it once. So with
that being said now I know what I like and I can make a more informed
decision when buying bottles of bubbly, YAY ME!
The next event wasn’t until 4:00 and that was wine
tasting 101. Why so many wine events you may ask. One of my goals this
year was to learn more about wine. I realized when the wine tasting
event was over I knew more than I thought I knew. The host would allow
us to sip the wine and then ask the class what were they drinking.
Several people yelled out and she asked why they think it’s what ever
flavor it is that they were guessing. I instantly knew what the 1st
glass of wine was. I was surprised when I didn’t hear anyone yell out
the right answer. So, I said it’s Riesling. She asked and how do you
know, I said I know what I like and Riesling is my favorite. She said “
you’re exactly right “. At that moment I could have gotten up and did a little dance. We sipped on four whites and 3 reds.
A
little fun fact about me, I like to sip on white wine during the day
and red at night. I also love wine spritzers during the Summer time. I feel as if wine sets a mood. White is light
refreshing and day party status. Where as red for me is rich, bold and
gives of a romantic vibe . That’s just me and real wine connoisseurs
give me the look when I say it, lol. I aspire to continue learning more
and wine, it’s a new found passion that showed up may two years ago and I
forward to being able to learn how to recognize white types by scent
and taste. Thanks for checking what was poppin on Day 2 of Charleston
Food and Wine. Next years date has already been determined March 3-7
2021. Make sure you keep an eye out for the events become available and
look forward to next week Wednesday for the next blog post talking about
day 3 and all the yummies that went down that day. Until then sip, bite
and taste something different.
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-Telisha, Charleston Street Team Wine & Food Influencer. This a
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Follow along on insta @sipbiteandtasteit
-Telisha, Charleston Street Team Wine & Food Influencer. This a
sponsored post.
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