Ryan Holgerson

                                                                                    posted by ryanh19 on 4/16/23  Yesterday was a very nice day out with temperatures in the 60s and 70s with blue skies and some very nice scattering from the clouds on the Blue Ridge Mountains. I did a wine dinner with one of my friends yesterday evening. It was very different and we wanted to see what effect fast food would have on the tastes and aromas of the wines. We got Cookout from South Main Street and went to Heritage Park to do the dinner while we watched the sunset.  Photo of my friend in the class and I with the dinner  Photo of the Big Double Burger from Cookout  Photo of the side of Hush Puppies from Cookout  \ Photo of the...

                                                                                  Posted by ryanh19 on 4/2/23 Wine #1 Photo of the wine/label:  Photo holding the wine bottle showing:  Name of wine: Bay Bridge Varietal:  Merlot  Region:  California  Country:  United States Year : 2020 Price:  $3.99 Shop/wine critic review:  "Dark ruby color. Aromas of sweet gum tree, raspberry jam, sugar cane, and red bell pepper with a satiny, vibrant, fruity medium body and a smooth, medium-length toast and baking spices finish with drying tannins and moderate oak flavor. A solid Merlot pleaser for weeknight pairing. (https://www.tastings.com/Wine-Review/Bay-Bridge-Vineyards-NV-Merlot-California-USA-10-15-2020.aspx )"...