Mark’s approach for Bevinars’ wine classes and experiences springs from a potent blend of three factors: education, entertainment, and imagination.
One of the wine world’s great showmen
The New York Times
The hot ticket
Harper's Bazaar
One most popular presenters year after year
Aspen Daily News
Education
As the author of three award-winning books on wine – including the IACP-Best-Book-Award-Winning How to Drink Like a Billionaire, Mark has demonstrated a unique ability to translate wine’s complexities with accessibility, originality and hilarity.
More generally, you might say that Mark has perfected the ability to distill complex subjects into enlightening, easily-digested insights. Before turning to wine full-time, Mark cofounded and ran the career portal Vault.com based exactly on this approach of discerning demystification.
Finally, as a former trustee and current lecturer for Stanford University, as well as a three-time graduate of that university, Mark has been dedicated to education at its apex.
The perfect book...Oldman knows his stuff
Wall Street Journal
For those looking to expand their palates, Mark leads the way
Library Journal
The perfect primer: concise, even-handed, fun, practical
The New Yorker
Entertainment
Mark’s long-standing invitations to the country’s top food festivals and consistently sold-out appearances there attest to his position as one of gastronomy’s most exciting speakers. And when Amazon or Estee Lauder or any other of his dozens of blue chip clients need someone to wow audiences, they turn to Mark.
Amazing, hilarious, fascinating
People
Everybody’s favorite wine expert
Lee Schrager, founder, South Beach and New York Food Network Food Festivals
The best in the business. He’s the rare expert that can move between billionaires and casual drinkers, and take us all along for the ride.
WGN Radio
Imagination
Truly great presentations do more. They leave a lasting impression – an “enduring finish,” in wine parlance. And for this Mark always strives to enhance his appearances with elements that go beyond the typical.
To make his points resonate, for example, Mark has dressed as a Concorde captain, distributed a homemade rosé ruler so audiences can measure the color intensity of different rosé wines, and produced Ruth Bader Ginsburg-inspired “Not 100% Sober” luggage tags to emphasize the Supreme Court Justice’s love of California Cabernet.
An oenophile wizard
The Washington Post
Renowned as a deft and unconventional speaker
The Guardian
Amazing performance: animated, informative, hilarious and crowd-pleasing.
Austin Chronicle
