Bevinars by Mark Oldman: Secrets of New Zealand Tasting Kit

Pair with Bevinars by Mark Oldman: Secrets of New Zealand Class

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 transports you to four of the world’s iconic wine regions: the Rhone Valley, Paso Robles, Australia, and New Zealand. For each, you will learn and discuss the 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.

SECRETS OF NEW ZEALAND:
You might have read recently that Silicon Valley billionaires are building doomsday compounds in New Zealand. Sure, the Kiwi nation is the furthest place from anywhere, but another draw is the country’s superb wine. Join Mark as he spirits you to the pair of small islands at the bottom of the world. Among the subjects we will cover is the country’s recent emergence as an iconic wine region, how to home in the highest quality examples of New Zealand’s hallmark grape, Sauvignon Blanc, what makes New Zealand Pinot Noir so ravishing and differentiates it from versions in other parts of the world, and more.

In addition to focusing on the country’s Sauvignon Blanc and increasingly world-class Pinot Noir, we will examine other grapes prospering on Kiwi soils, including Pinot Gris and Chardonnay, among others.

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.

Three featured wines, one bottle each representing this style:

• New Zealand Pinot Gris
• New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
• New Zealand Pinot Noir

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.