The 7th Annual Brescome Barton and Worldwide Wines Annual Charity Golf Outing in support of the Marine Corps – Law Enforcement Foundation (MC-LEF) was held on September 17 at the New Haven Country Club. The MC-LEF organization provides educational assistance to the children of fallen United States Marines and federal law-enforcement personnel as well as support and aid to veterans. Special guest and former Marine Bryan Donahue, who was diagnosed with a rare liver disease and wrote about his experiences in his book “On Borrowed Time: How I Built a Life While Beating Death,” shared perspectives with guests during a dinner presentation. This year’s golf outing raised close to $100,000 with 144 golfers, breaking past milestones for local participation in fundraising efforts.
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- The U.S. Marine Color Guard opening ceremony at the New Haven Country Club for the 7th Annual Brescome Barton and Worldwide Wines Annual Charity Golf Outing.
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- Gene Sepe, President & CEO, Brescome Barton; Sgt. Kyle Prince; Cpl. John Metcalf; Sgt. Nikolas Rothstein; and Cpl. Brian Drury.
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- Volunteers Malgorzata Karas-Golka, Mia Ginter and Paula Demery.
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- Ryan Fisher, Trade Development Manager, Brescome Barton; Svetlin Tchakarov, Sales Director CT, Diageo; Rocco Vitulli, Distributor Manager, Diageo; Ruth Cutrone, Carly Hayden, Yolanda Ortiz and Erika Feliciano, Brand Ambassadors; and Diageo’s Trevor Kendall, Tom Mulqueen, Chris Wilner and Don Torre presenting Ketel One.
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- Jeremy Christie, Sales, Worldwide Wines; David Mensch, CT/RI Market Manager, Taub Family Selections; Grazia Pelosi, Vice President, Worldwide Wines; and Geoffrey Mansfield, President, Worldwide Wines.
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- Robert Sussler, Vice President & General Manager, Brescome Barton; Spencer Grillo, V-Town Liquors; and Corey Shoop, Wines and More.
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- Ryan Fisher, Trade Development Manager, Brescome Barton; Tom LaDore, Sales Zone Manager, Brescome Barton; Tim Kimball, New England Regional Sales Manager, Rémy Cointreau USA; and Giancarlo Cowan, State Manager CT & RI, Rémy Cointreau USA.
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- Matt Magnano; Mike Heins, Trade Development Manager, Brescome Barton; John Cingari, Red Bull Musketeer; and William Santora.
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- Bilal Khalifeh, General Manager, Avalon Nightclub; Brett Calkins, Director of Trade Development, Brescome Barton; Megan Litke, Account Development Manager, Brescome Barton; and Kristie Formato, CT Market Manager, Stoli Group.
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- All with Campari America: Richard Martelli, General Sales Manager Franchise; Lauren Sepe, Distributor Manager MA; Gary Dritschler, State Manager CT/RI; and Domenick Italiano, State Manager MA.
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- Former Marine Brian Donohue, Speaker, Author and Veterans Advisor, Veterans Rock Foundation.
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- Volunteer Diane Vezza; Susan Balhousa, Executive Director and Executive Secretary, MC-LEF; James Kallstrom, Chairman, MC-LEF; Gene Sepe, President & CEO, Brescome Barton; Volunteer Leslie Sepe; Bryan Donohue, Guest Speaker; and Bob Donohue, Retired USMC.
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- Kim Aker showcasing Beam Suntory Japanese Whisky Toki.
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- Salute Vodka was among the featured brands on the course.
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- A Ketel One Botanical tasting display.
Photos by Nick Rezendes.
