
Oceanstate Wine and Spirits hosted its spring portfolio tasting at The Crowne Plaza Hotel at The Crossings in Warwick on April 5. The trade event featured imported and domestic wines, beers and spirits, including a table for guests to sample cocktail creations from highlighted selections. Brand managers, winery owners and representatives discussed their portfolio offerings with trade guests.
- Renee Fontaine, Northeast Market Manager, 3 Badge Enology.
- Matthias Marchesani, Partner and Head of Sales, Durnberg.
- Steve Curt, Sales Representative, Oceanstate Wine and Spirits mixing up cocktails during the tasting.
- Jared Marcus, Fine Wine Manager, Oceanstate Wine and Spirits.
- Hundreds of brands greeted trade guests.
- Sean Frazier, Director of Sales, Oceanstate and Baystate Wine and Spirits and Rob Gillooly, Vice President, Oceanstate and Baystate Wine and Spirits.
- Buck Milbrandt, Owner, Milbrandt Vineyards of Washington State.
- Ryan Davis, Vice President Sales Eastern U.S., O’Neill Vintners and Distillers.
- Andrew Ventura, Sales Representative, Oceanstate Wine and Spirits and Eric Spitz, District Manager, Oceanstate Wine and Spirits.
- Wayne Dobrutsky, State Manager CT/RI/MA, Enovation Brands.
- Charles Saunders, Le Grand Maitre, Chateau Montclair, Les Chevaliers Du Grand Vin and Chuck Saunders, Director of Sales Northeast, Biagio Cru Wines and Spirits.
- Clay Farmer, U.S. Brand Ambassador, Elena Walch.
- Larry Soble, Sales Manager East, Sean Minor Wines.
- Jean-Paul Schumann, President, Mack & Schuhle.
- Matt Falvey, Eastern Area Manager, Gonzalez Byass USA.
- Lindsay Cox, Regional Manager, Domaine Select.
- Andrew Lix, Regional Sales Manager, Cleveland Whiskey.
- Steve Shaw, Owner, SDS Enterprises with Kanon Organic Vodka.
- Neil Palladino, Tri-State Manager, Boutique Wine Collection.
- Brian Barry, Owner, Entitled Beer Company.
- Goncalo Faria, Regional Director Americas, DGB and Pacific Highway and Jessica Brady, Senior Team Leader Northeast, Pacific Highway.
- Jacques Cattin, 13th generation family member of Domaine Joseph Cattin.
- Rob Bowers, Sales Support, Oceanstate Wine and Spirits.
- Wines on display.
- Rik Lah, Sales Manager, Pampa Beverages.
- Jared Marcus, Fine Wine Manager, Oceanstate Wine and Spirits.
- Aaron Horton, Owner, Crafted Brands.
- David Berlin, Eastern Regional Manager, 3 Badge Beverage.
- Ryan Davis, Vice President Sales Eastern US, O’Neill Vintners and Distillers; Maureen Monteiro and Jim Hayes, both sales, Oceanstate Wine and Spirits.
- Lori Cianci-Crosby of The Tasting Company.
- Luca D’Andrea, Sales and Export Manager, Corvezzo Winery in Italy and Rene Eichman, Vice President and Winemaker at Bridgeview Vineyard and Winery in Oregon.