Mark Crisler

Mark Crisler

Mark has over 30 years’ experience in the on-premise channel. Mark began his trek into the wine industry helping to develop an advertising campaign for the Wineries of Washington while studying advertising at the University of Washington. Mark has been focused on On-Premise his whole career. From managing the beverage program at a Southern California restaurant group, to on-premise sales then Wine Manager at Southern Wine & Spirits, to regional sales and moving to manage a team in on-premise national accounts at Robert Mondavi Winery, to then helping originate Constellation Wines' hotel division at after they purchased RMW. Before the sale of the winery, Mark had realized there was a need and a niche to help guide and grow family-owned wineries, artisan spirit producers, and unique non-alcohol brands to successfully enter into the on-premise national restaurant, hotel, and managed services arena. With the idea of helping David compete with Goliath, he formed the Trellis Wine Group in June 2005. Since that time the company has grown to encompass industry professionals from production to on-premise operations. Trellis is happily celebrating the company's 19th anniversary this year, as the first outsourced sales & marketing company helping to be the conduit between producers and operators.

Mark and his wife Terry live in Sonoma and have three young adult children between them. Mark is a Certified Sommelier.