MS Walker of Rhode Island hosted a themed fall tasting event, Take a Trip to Italy, at the Alpine Country Club in Cranston on Oct. 1. The afternoon event connected accounts with more than 15 suppliers showcasing their premier Italian brands—from Piedmont to Sicily—plus a special Amaro table celebrating one of Italy’s most iconic spirits. Guests tasted, learned and enjoyed hearing firsthand from MS Walker sales team and supplier representatives.
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- MS Walker of Rhode Island hosted a themed fall tasting event, Take a Trip to Italy, at the Alpine Country Club in Cranston on Oct. 1.
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- The MS Walker of Rhode Island team at the Alpine Country Club.
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- More than 15 suppliers showcased their premier Italian brands.
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- MS Walker of RI’s Michelle Orlando, Executive Director of Operations and Melina Catelli, Director of Sales.
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- Melina Catelli, Director of Sales, MS Walker of RI; Doug Shaw, Senior Leadership Team, Fine Wine & Treasury and Chairman of the Board, MS Walker of RI; Michelle Orlando, Executive Director of Operations, MS Walker of RI.
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- Mike Curran, New England Regional Manager, Frederick Wildman and Sons, Ltd.
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- Tony Colavecchio, State Manager, RI, Delicato Family Wines.
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- Mike Curran, New England Regional Manager, Frederick Wildman and Sons, Ltd.
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- Andi Punter, General Manager, Kris Winery and Meghan Carey, New England Regional Manager, Opici Wines & Spirits.
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- Ryan Sullivan, Regional Sales Manager – MA/RI and Tom Powers, Area Manager – MA/RI, Freixenet Mionetto USA.
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- Jonathan Kay, Sales and Kim Grasso, Director of Sales, Elevation pouring at the Poggio Costa table.
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- Joy Flanagan, Regional Sales Director and Ray Arruda, Sales Strategy and Portfolio Manager, MS Walker of RI with Amaro dell’Etna.
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- Jeff Mancinho, Key Account Manager, MS Walker of RI with Arcanum wine.
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- Carol Fuccione, New England Regional Manager, Vias Wine.
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- Laura Laratro, Import Director, FX Magner Selections.
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- Daniel Hubbard, National Portfolio Manager, MS Walker of RI.
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- Elizabeth Kane, New England Representative, Indigenous Selections.
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- MS Walker of RI’s Nick Shugrue, Off-Premise Fine Wine Specialist; Rico Lanni, Sales Representative; and Gabby Matos, Sales Representative.
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- Rebecca Deitz, New England Regional Manager, The Sorting Table.
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- Pietro Giglio, New England Regional Manager, Enovation Brands.
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- Lauren Trivellini, Territory Manager – Heritage Division, Winebow Imports.
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- Aurora Gurrado, Regional Manager – New England, Ethica Wines.
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- Marco Deary, Market Manager, Vinattieri 1385/Antinori.
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- All of MS Walker of RI: Justin Norman, Sales Representative; Joe Coccurello, Sales Representative; Elisia Barretto, Fine Wine Portfolio Manager; Melina Catelli, Director of Sales; Ray Arruda, Sales Strategy and Portfolio Manager; and Derek DeSalvo, Sales Manager.
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- Tom Short, Sales Representative, MS Walker of RI, pouring for David Dadekian, Founder, Eat Drink RI.
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- All of the Coast Guard House: Lourdes Woolfson-Wright, Wine Team; Gian D’Abrosca, Server/Bartender; and Elisa Wybraniec, Wine Director.
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- A pour of Amaro dell’Etna Etna Spritz Blood Orange Liqueur.
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- Danny O’Neill, New England Regional Manager, Wilson Daniels.
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- Toni, Vanda Cucina and Marc Berry, Fine Wine Specialist, MS Walker of RI.
Photos by Laura Widness.
