Pair with Bevinars by Mark Oldman: Inflation-Busting Summer Wines

You could pay a fortune to see one of Mark Oldman’s famous, “five-star” (Food & Wine) “wildly popular” (Aspen magazine) live seminars at the nation’s top food festivals or you can take this Bevinars virtual series for a fraction of the cost and from the comfort of your own living room. In his trademark style that Bon Appétit calls “winespeak without the geek,” award-winning author and renowned speaker Mark Oldman will discuss classic grapes and flavor profiles, how to decipher a label, food pairings, ageability, and more. But Mark’s presentations always have more: he fills each session with his trademark “nuggets” of useful insider information that you won’t find anywhere else.

INFLATION-BUSTING SUMMER WINES:
If it is true, as saying goes, that “deep summer is when laziness finds respectability,” then it makes sense to pair that idleness with the most delicious, refreshing, and affordable possible. Mark is here to introduce you to the season’s best -- perfect partners for a beach day, the grill, or just lollygagging on your lounge.

We will consider a range of key subjects, such as which wine styles are especially well-suited to warm-weather imbibing, how to best chill summertime wine, and which wine accessories are truly useful for your summer outings. We will also cover wine types that are perfect with summer favorites like barbecue, Mediterranean fare, fruit-based salads, and more.

We start with one of the best values in all of wine, Vinho Verde -- sprightly, low in alcohol, and light enough to glug. We then turn to two different styles of rosé and examine what distinguishes a standout rosé from an ordinary blusher. Finally, we discover the thirst-slaking powers of Grenache from Australia (and from other places) -- dependably fresh, fragrant, and brimming with red fruit.

In additional to the featured wines being presented, Mark will clue you into a slew of other summer satisfiers, including little-known gems such as Picpoul de Pinet and Grignolino.

Please visit bevinars.com to view upcoming class dates and to register. Registration is $55 per household/Zoom link or $176 (20% off) for the full four-week course.

Four featured wines, one bottle each representing this style:

• Vinho Verde
• Cotes de Provence Rosé
• Tavel Rosé
• Grenache from Australia

The specific selection of wine, and vintage, can vary state to state but will always be fitting of the style required to best enjoy the class. All wines have been personally approved by Mark.

About Mark Oldman
Known for his singular ability to unravel wine’s complexities with a potent blend of knowledge, entertainment, and imagination, Mark Oldman is one of the country’s top wine personalities and founder and CEO of Bevinars. He is author of several award-winning wine books that are considered the best of their kind, including the IACP-Award-winning How to Drink Like a Billionaire and Oldman’s Guide to Outsmarting Wine. Mark’s long-standing invitations to the country’s top food festivals and consistently sold-out appearances there attest to his position as one of food world’s most popular speakers. And when Amazon or Estee Lauder or dozens of other blue-chip companies need a wine expert to enthrall audiences, they turn to Mark. You might say that Mark has perfected the ability to distill complex subjects into enlightening, easily digested insights. Before turning to wine full-time, Mark cofounded and ran the career portal Vault.com based on exactly this approach of discerning demystification. And as a former trustee and three-time graduate of Stanford University, Mark has long been dedicated to education at its highest level.