Mark is a displaced Englishman who upped sticks and moved to Vancouver six years ago because he heard it was nice and located in the only Canadian province with the word ’British’ in the title. Mark’s passion for wine started at an early age during his annual family holiday’s to France but only decided to turn his amateur enthusiasm into serious vocation in later life whilst living and travelling in New Zealand. Mark studied winemaking & viticulture at the University of Brighton as well taking the WSET Diploma in Wines & Spirits in which he graduated with honours in 1999. Mark has had a diverse experience in the wine industry having worked for wine estates in South Africa, a supermarket buying department and in sales and marketing for a major UK retailer. He currently works for International Culinary School where he administrates their award winning WSET wine program. Mark has been a regular judge for the UK’s premier International Wine & Spirit Competition and is also contributing writer.