
Mancini Beverage – Rhode Island Distributing (RID) division hosted its annual Wine Expo at the Newport Beach House in Middletown on April 15. The event featured selections of domestic and imported wines at the beachside venue. Sales and brand representatives offered tastes and education to accounts and trade guests.
- All with Mancini Beverage RID division unless noted: Rich Raboin, Trade Development Specialist, Providence Beverage Division; Chris Woods, Vice President, Sales; Dave Aiello, Sales; Jim Yeamen, Sales, Mancini; Matt Browne, Sales; Carlos DeOilveira, General Manager, Providence Beverage Division; Timothy Boynton, On-Premise Sales; Lauren Bush, Sales; Craig Lancaster, Sales; Jeff Manchino, On-Premise Sales Representative; Mike Dooley, Pernod Ricard Portfolio Manager; Jackie Mancini, Corporate Development; and Joe Morenzi, General Sales Manager.
- Bruno D’Ascanio, NY Sales Manager, Montcalm Wine Importers, Ltd.
- Thibault Marronnier, Regional Manager, Champagne Lanson – Americas.
- Jessica Walsh, Tasting Room Operations Manager, Sakonnet Vineyards.
- Angelo Pucci, NYC Field Sales Manager, Barton & Guestier.
- Michael Cotter, Regional Manager – New England, C. Mondavi & Family/Charles Krug/Purple Heart Wines.
- Michael D’Angelo, Regional Key Account Manager, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits.
- Barry Ibbotson, Regional Manager, Quintessential Wines.
- Pennie Haase, Director of National Marketing & Northeast Regional Sales, Alexander Valley Vineyards.
- Robbie LaBlanc, Northeast Regional Manager, Bogle Vineyards.
- Nathaniel Greenspan, Division Manager – New England, Banville Wine Merchants.
- Phil Roberts, Vice President – Eastern Division Manager, Castle Rock Winery.
- Steve Intonti, District Manager – MA/RI, Bronco Wine Co.
- Ken Mulligan, Vice President of Sales – Eastern Division, Martin Ray Vineyards & Winery/Angeline Vineyards & Winery.
- Tito Santos Padilla, Brand Ambassador, Dendor Wine Management.
- Kate Cassidy, Northeast Regional Manager, Dalla Terra Winery.
- Cindy Richardson, Vice President – New England, Empson USA.
- Kim McDonald, Brand Ambassador, The Tasting Company.
- Masahiro “Masa” Fukuda, Eastern Regional Manager – Asian Specialty, Saké ONE.
- Craig Weigand, Multi-State Sales Manager – NY/NJ/CT/DE, Scheid Family Wines.
- Holly Zeller, Northeast & Control States Manager, Vision Wine & Spirits.
- George Kalliavas, Off Premise Manager, MA, Market Manager, RI, Sales, Moét Hennessy USA.
- Amy DeJesus, Promotions, Shaw-Ross International Importers.
- Jacob Kress, On Premise Area Manager – RI/MA and Brian Horgan, Off Premise Area Manager – MA/RI, Freixenet Mionetto USA.
- Wendy Koder, New England Regional Manager, R&B Wine Imports.
- Linda Sawyer, Brand Ambassador and Sean Larkin, Founder, Larkin Wines, Inc.
- Mark Vanston, Director of Sales – East, Inglenook Vineyard.
- Frances Bugbee, Regional Manager – New England, Hope Family Wines.
- Lance Anderson, National Sales Manager, Highland Imports CT.
- Tom Veit, Regional Sales Manager – CT/MA/ME/NH/RI/VT, Guarachi Wine Partners.
- Robert Carbone, Northeast Regional Sales Manager and Philip Hahn, Chairman, Hahn Family Wines.
- James Anci, Northeast Regional Sales Manager, Hall Family Wines.
Photos by Laura Widness.