Trade professionals gathered for Horizon Beverage Co. of Rhode Island’s 2018 Wine Expo at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick on April 23. Invited guests sampled from the Horizon Beverage wine portfolio and met with winemakers, brand managers and sales representatives. The event included a large selection of domestic and imported wines from around the world, as well as a separate room dedicated to rosés.
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- Bob Swartz, President, Horizon Beverage Co. of Rhode Island and Stanley Fishbein, Wine Consultant, Horizon Beverage Co. of Rhode Island.
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- Daniel Blais, Business Development Specialist/On Premise Accounts, Horizon and Jack Nolin, State Manager RI/Key Account Manager Franchise, Bacardi.
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- Mike Devaney, Sales Consultant, Horizon Beverage; Orlando Silva, Sales Consultant, Horizon Beverage; and Tom Afonso, Vice President, Patriot Division, Horizon Beverage.
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- Niki Wente, Viticulture Supervisor, Wente Family Estates and Mike Andrews, New England Regional Manager, Wente Family Estates.
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- Patti Allen Lornell, Broker/Owner, Off the Vine Sales & Marketing.
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- Daniel Burgio, New England Sales Director, Santa Margherita USA.
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- Cathy E. Harrison, Northeast States Area Manager, Ferrari-Carano.
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- Kevin Hickey, Regional Sales Manager, Sovereign Brands and Jessica Cipriano, Promoter, Sovereign Brands.
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- Anne Eifel-Spohr, Eifel-Pfeiffer.
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- Lee Schlesinger, Sales Director, New England Region, Winesellers, Ltd.
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- Katie Bailey, Market Sales Manager MA, Folio Fine Wine Partners.
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- Steven Burgess, President and Vintner, Burgess Cellars.
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- Albion Alley, Area Sales Manager, Sovereign Brands.
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- Rosaline Hansen, Region Manager, New England, V2 Wine Group.
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- Paul Mathes, New England Division Manager, Shaw-Ross International Importers and Lyndsey Geiger, East Coast Regional Manager, Winc Wine Club.
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- David Roberts, Owner/Operations Manager, Exquisite Event Service and Maria Scofield, Brand Ambassador, Royal Wine Corporation.
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- Maurissa McGeary, Market Manager, MA & RI, Stoli Group.
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- Frank Dest, District Manager, CT/RI, Santa Margherita USA.
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- Amanda Smith, New England Regional Sales Manager Premier Portfolio, Terlato Wines.
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- Pamela Macrini, NY/CT Regional Manager, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines.
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- Howard Imber, East Region Sales Manager, Frog’s Leap.
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- David Bodurtha, Regional Manager New England, Jackson Family Fine Wines.
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- Jeff Brooks, Northeast Regional Manager, King Estate.
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- Peter Yanulis, Vice President of Sales, Northeast, Rex Hill Vineyards & Winery.
Photos by Laura Widness.
