Born in London, raised in Sydney Mark has over 40 years of experience in the hotel, restaurant, and wine business, fifteen of those as a Sommelier. In 2001 he was named Sommelier of the Year at the Vancouver Wine Festival- also won the Spirited Industry Professional award in 2014.

Mark is an annual judge at Texsom International Wine Awards and has judged many other competitions in both Canada and the US. He is the author of Wines of Australia (2023) which is part of the Classic Wine Library series through the Academie du Vin.

Mark is currently Head of Education Development for Wine Australia in North America.

Mark is a panelist for the Bubbles and Bites Seminar, on Saturday, March 2, from 9:30 am - 11:30 am.