60: Mark Oldman: The Wine World’s Greatest Showman

What insider tip can you use the next time you’re faced with a restaurant wine list? What do billionaires look for in wines for daily drinking? Why should you cultivate a wine spouse? How can you signal to restaurant staff that you’re a wine insider (even if you’re not)?

In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, we’re chatting with Mark Oldman, New York-based wine best-selling author, speaker and entrepreneur and one of the liveliest and wittiest guests I’ve had on the show. Enjoy!

• What should you do if you think your restaurant glassware or wine has a fault?
• How can a label help you to identify a great value wine?
• Why shouldn’t you say no to paper cups?
• Why is a restaurant wine list like the Bermuda Triangle?
• Why should you pay extra attention to the back label?
• When is oak “deliciously slutty”?
• Should you request specific glassware to match your wine?
• Why is blind tasting overrated?
• How did Mark end up in criminal court over a bottle of Bordeaux?

Mark Oldman is a wine expert, author, entrepreneur, speaker, and media personality, and, elementally, someone who delights in helping people simplify complex subjects.

In the world of wine, he is known for his singular ability to unravel wine’s complexities with a potent blend of entertainment, style, and humor. Mark’s enduring, award-winning books are considered by many to be the best of their kind.

His standing invitations to the country’s top food festivals and consistently sold-out events attest to his position as one of gastronomy’s most captivating speakers.

Named “everybody’s favorite wine expert” by festival guru Lee Brian Schrager and a “hot ticket” by the New York Post, Mark brings the ruckus to audiences at major fairs, corporations, and institutions around the world.

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