Opening Blog - Jonathan Yuhas

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Hi there! My name is Jonathan Yuhas. This will be my wine blog for the spring 2025 semester in Geography of Wine. 

I have a little bit of personal experience when it comes to wine. Admittedly, my first experience with wine was sipping wine at church on Sundays along with communion bread. This was the extent of my experience with wine until I was about 13 years young. When I reached 13, my family and I went on a trip for Christmas to Italy. When I was in Italy, there were many points where I began to try glasses of wine with dinner. As a kid I thought wine was gross, even when it came directly from vineyards in Italy.

Following my experience having wine in Italy, my parents every now and then would include a glass of wine with dinner. Now, at 21 years old, I've been trying it more and have really come around to it. I took this class so my understanding of wine could improve as well as my range of taste. I can't say for sure what types of wine it is that I really like. Ever since I've turned 21, having the fancy red wines at my family's Christmas party has been the highlight of my wine tastings. The wine that I tried was a merlot and a desert wine. They were both delicious and paired very well with cheese and meat.

In terms of what I'd like to learn from the course, I want to learn how to properly taste wine, learn the different types as well as the different flavors. I'd like to discover which wines pair best with different kinds of cheese and with different meals too. I'd like to learn about the differences in the types of wines and where certain kinds of wines originate from. The overall history and geography of wines is something that greatly interests me in addition to learning the basics about wine itself.


Location: Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA

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