I can’t think of much I enjoy more than sipping a glass of wine on the deck with friends. But that moment of pleasure is a far cry from the torment of standing amid aisles and aisles of wine bottles, all begging to be pulled out from the bunch. What is there to choosing a bottle? What regions are producing the best buys now? What wines are particularly good for spring into summer? Luckily, we have Hank Zona from Swirl Wine Events to share some tips and tricks of the trade and provide some context for picking out wine.
Maplewood resident Hank Zona’s brainchild, Swirl Wine Events, coordinates everything from wine classes to tastings to corporate functions to fundraisers to private parties and does events for groups with anywhere from six to 250 people. Basically, if it involves wine, it involves Swirl Wine Events. Just this week, Hank did a wine and chocolate pairing birthday party for 14 women, working with a chocolatier out of Cranford to highlight some unique confectionery finds. He’s even taught a company’s sales staff how to order wine at a restaurant when wining and dining clients, and he works directly with restaurants, assisting them in wine selection and teaching their waitstaff the finer points of how to talk about wine.
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