The Connecticut Package Stores Association (CPSA) held their annual golf outing on June 15. More than 140 trade professionals and guests gathered at The Whitney Farms Golf Course in Monroe for a shotgun start at 8 a.m. to play 18-holes. Following the round of golf, lunch, awards and raffle prizes awaited the participants. The CPSA team works on behalf of package store owners on industry issues within each legislative session, as well as plans industry meetings, conferences and events throughout the year.
The 2016 CPSA golf sponsors included Anheuser-Busch; Bacardi USA; Constellation Brands; Diageo; MillerCoors; Allan S. Goodman, Inc.; Brescome Barton; Brown-Forman; Campari America; Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (CDI); Delicato Family Vineyards; Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits; Diageo/Guinness; Dichello Distributors, Inc.; E. & J. Gallo Winery; Eder Bros.; Hartford Distributors and Boston Beer Company; Hartford Distributors and Yuengling; Hartley & Parker Ltd., Inc.; Jim Beam; Northeast Beverage Corp.; Pernod Ricard USA; Proximo Spirits; Slocum & Sons; William Grant & Sons, Inc.; Bronco Wine Company; F & F Distributors, Inc. and Rogo Distributors.
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- Golfers lining up to register for the event.
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- CT Beverage Mart’s Steve Downes, President, CPSA Board of Directors, addressing the golfers before teeing off.
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- Larry Bodick and Gary Ramadon, Ye Old Liquors Shop in West Haven.
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- Connecticut Beverage Mart’s Steven Downes, President, CPSA Board of Directors and Roger Loeb, President, Allan S. Goodman.
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- Connecticut Beverage Mart’s Jim Valentine, Vice President CPSA Board of Directors and Ted Downes, Connecticut Beverage Mart.
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- Lisa Kasersky, Infinium Spirits; Tom Bowery, William Grant & Sons; Christene Wells, Hard Hat Café in North Haven; Michael Bohan, William Grant & Sons.
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- All of the Connecticut Package Stores Association: Mallory Daley, Jean Cronin, Carroll Hughes, Sean Hughes and Judy Ganswindt.
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- Gary Dritschler, Market Manager, Campari USA; Michael Bradley, Crazy Bruce’s Liquors; Tony Trienis, Farmingdale Liquors.
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- Keith Cole, Fairfield Wine and Spirits; Todd Leslie, Guest; Eric Bramann, Anheuser-Busch; Justin Sheppard, Anheuser-Busch.
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- Kevin Neal, Amity Wine and Spirits, New Haven; Alex Sacco, Anheuser-Busch; Jason Bianchi, Amity Wine and Spirits, New Haven.
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- Joe Nuccio, Field Sales Manager, CDI; Paul Puhalla, Anchor Division, CDI; Garrett Fardelman, E. & J. Gallo; Steve Baye, Vice President of Business Management, CDI.
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- Christos Satrazems, Guest; Bill Fox, Owner, Mezzo’s Grille; Joe Aceto, Mezzo’s Grille; Jeremy Doyle, CDI.
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- All from CDI: Steve Porrello, Field Sales Manager; Steve Slota, Off-Premise Manager–Considine Division; John Parke, President; Bob Atwood, Merchandising Manager.
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- All from Hartley & Parker: Doug Preston, Regional Manager; Paul Jaronko, District Manager; Bill Saroka, Wine Director; Steve Fanelli, Key Account Manager.
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- Nick Casino, Fireside Bar & Grille, New Haven; Brian Bier, Crush in Milford; Greg LaMontagne, Sidney Frank Importing; Ryan Fisher, Brescome Barton.
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- Jeff Sansone, Opici Family Distributing of Connecticut; Paul Flynn, Nicolas Wines; Mark D’Angelo, Opici Family Distributing of Connecticut; Sean Oakley, Terlato Wine Group.
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- Jackie Blau, Pernod Ricard; Jim Valentine, Connecticut Beverage Mart; Courtney Bell, Pernod Ricard; Dylan McCullough, Pernod Ricard.
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- Mark Raymond, Frederick Wildman & Sons; Paul Nevz, Vineyard Brands; Geoffrey Mansfield, President, Worldwide Wines; Mike Tobin, Sales, Worldwide Wines.
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- The 2016 CPSA golf outing sponsors.
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- A foursome of golfers.
