Mark was the Wine Trade’s last indentured apprentice & has been involved in wine for 43 years.  In this long career Mark has worked for the Wine Society, Diageo, Hall & Woodhouse brewery, the Clansouth consortium of 26 breweries, has tutored catering students on the WSET courses at Bournemouth College & is a member of the Champagne Academy.  He has written for Robert Parker in the US, & worked with Taste of the Vine, an international specialist in corporate entertainment and has his own website.

Café Scientifique meetings are free and open to all, wine-tasting (over 18 only) will cost £3.00 /person.