WE LIVE FOR THIS.
Connection. Cultivating Relationships. Building Memories. Living Experiences.
The Drake Luxury Group was built on a simple belief: great brands grow through great relationships.
Founded in 2019, DLG brings decades of wine industry experience to a select portfolio of clients, connecting exceptional producers and brands with distributors, national accounts, retailers, and customers across the U.S.
Our expertise spans brand representation, national and regional account development, distributor and supplier sales and management, on- and off-premise channels, and private and exclusive-label development.
Through it all, our approach remains personal. We believe in understanding the people, products, and stories behind every brand we represent—and creating meaningful opportunities to move them forward.
Pictured to the left is Mark's family.
Relationships Drive Everything We Do
We cultivate meaningful relationships between the brands we represent and the people who bring them to market.
From supplier to distributor to national account and retailer, DLG helps keep information, education, pricing, products, and opportunities moving—while ensuring each brand is represented with the individual attention it deserves.
We don't simply make introductions. We build connections, create opportunities, and help turn relationships into results.
Why DLG?
46+ YEARS. BOTH SIDES OF THE BUSINESS. ONE EXTRAORDINARY NETWORK.
DLG brings more than four decades of experience across both the distributor and supplier sides of the wine industry.
That perspective matters.
We understand how brands are built, how distributors operate, how national accounts make decisions, and how relationships ultimately move products into the hands of customers.
Over the years, that experience has also created an extensive national network of industry relationships. DLG puts those relationships, insights, and experience to work for the brands and clients we represent.
Sales are our focus. Relationships are how we get there.
Meet Mark Edward Drake
Founder & President
For more than four decades, Mark Edward Drake has built his career—and his reputation—around wine, sales, and relationships.
His experience spans both the distribution and supplier sides of the industry, beginning in the Washington, D.C. and Virginia markets, where he developed extensive experience in on-premise and independent retail sales and management.
On the supplier side, Mark's leadership responsibilities have included serving as Vice President of Sales and overseeing national on-premise accounts, bulk wine sales, private label and co-labeled programs, e-commerce, and fine wine retail.
In 2019, Mark founded The Drake Luxury Group to bring that experience, perspective, and national network together in a more personal way—creating meaningful connections between producers, distributors, accounts, and customers.
Today, DLG continues to be guided by the philosophy that has defined Mark's career from the beginning:
Build the relationship. Understand the opportunity. Deliver results.
Our Collaborators
NICOLE ROSENSTIEL | Founder, Stiel Creative | Marketing & Brand Strategy
CRAIG MILLER | Founder, The Miller Collections | Wine & Spirits Industry Strategist
CRAIG MILLER | Founder, The Miller Collections | Wine & Spirits Industry Strategist
Helping iconic and emerging brands turn consumer insights into compelling strategies and meaningful growth, Nicole Rosenstiel specializes in customer-centric, omni-channel marketing, brand storytelling, and strategic development. Nicole also brings more than a decade of collaborative consulting experience with Brimhall & Associates, combi
Helping iconic and emerging brands turn consumer insights into compelling strategies and meaningful growth, Nicole Rosenstiel specializes in customer-centric, omni-channel marketing, brand storytelling, and strategic development. Nicole also brings more than a decade of collaborative consulting experience with Brimhall & Associates, combining creative thinking with strong business acumen to help brands connect with the audiences that matter most.
CRAIG MILLER | Founder, The Miller Collections | Wine & Spirits Industry Strategist
CRAIG MILLER | Founder, The Miller Collections | Wine & Spirits Industry Strategist
CRAIG MILLER | Founder, The Miller Collections | Wine & Spirits Industry Strategist
A wine and spirits industry veteran since 1981, Craig Miller has held leadership roles with Chateau Ste. Michelle, Allied Domecq, and J. Lohr, where he helped grow national account programs to more than 100,000 cases. He later returned to Ste. Michelle Wine Estates to direct regional account development across the U.S. In 2021, Craig fou
A wine and spirits industry veteran since 1981, Craig Miller has held leadership roles with Chateau Ste. Michelle, Allied Domecq, and J. Lohr, where he helped grow national account programs to more than 100,000 cases. He later returned to Ste. Michelle Wine Estates to direct regional account development across the U.S. In 2021, Craig founded The Miller Collections, a national agency connecting global wineries and distilleries with major U.S. retail and hospitality chains.