Mark Oldman
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Mark Stanford Oldman (1969- ) is an American entrepreneur and wine personality.
In 1997, Oldman founded Vault.com, formerly Vault Reports, a popular recruitment company. He is co-president and director of Vault.
An internationally recognized wine expert, Oldman wrote Oldman’s Guide to Outsmarting Wine, published by Penguin Books and winner of the Georges Duboeuf Best Wine Book Award. A contributor to Publishers Weekly commented that "robust, hearty, and full bodied describe not just a Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon but also this comprehensive wine guide for the novice oenophile." The book is published in Japan by Sony and in France in four volumes by Editions Solar, which also publishes the French volumes of American wine critic Robert Parker.
Oldman writes and lectures widely on wine. He delivered the keynote address at the Boston Wine Expo and has appeared at the Aspen Food and Wine Classic and the Hamptons Wine Festival. He also writes a wine column and chooses the wine picks for the magazine Every Day with Rachael Ray.
Oldman received his B.A. and M.A. in English from Stanford University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He also received a J.D. from Stanford Law School. Oldman is a trustee emertius of Stanford, having served on its board of trustees for five years.
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- Publishers Weekly, October 11, 2004, review of Oldman’s Guide to Outsmarting Wine: p. 70.
- Forbes, August 9, 1999, Silvia Sansoni, "Lemonade Stand," p. 24.
- Business Week, May 2, 2005, Jeffrey Laderman, “Wine Savvy in 108 Steps,”
- People, December 12, 2004, review of Oldman’s Guide, p. 58.
- Contemporary Authors Online, 2006, Gale Reference Team.
