Tag: John Szabo

The New Zealand Wine Diaries - Sauvignon Blanc speakers

Sauvignon Blanc – Get Past the Gooseberry, Let’s Talk About New Zealand Wine

 mywinepal  May 4, 2020

The first wine you probably tasted from New Zealand was probably Sauvignon Blanc, and probably it was from Cloudy Bay from the Marlborough region.  People know this wine style and recognize it as being from New Zealand.  But are consumer and sommelier’s expectations changing with regard to this wine from New Zealand?  I attended an online wine seminar about New…

Pairing Food & Wine for Dummies

My Pairing Food & Wine For Dummies Book Review

 mywinepal  February 24, 2013

There are Dummies books for everything, from using Microsoft Word, to growing roses, and now for pairing food & wine.  I don’t consider myself a dummy in the food & wine pairing realm, having spent many years in the South World Wine Society executive, taking WSET courses, and attending many wine and food pairing seminars over the year.  But I…