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CYNTHIA GREEN of Greenwood Wine & Spirits in Wakefield, MA was presented the 2011 Retailer Of The Year for Massachusetts. New to the industry, Cynthia Green purchased an existing liquor license in June, 1995 and relocated and opened the business as Greenwood Wine & Spirits on December 1, 1995.  Her... Read More

The NCSLA Executive Committee for fiscal year ending June 3O, 2O12 has been announced.  Serving as President is Massachusetts ABCC General Counsel WILLIAM A. KELLEY, JR.  Kelley has been the General Counsel of the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (“MA-ABCC”) since 1991 and has been a faculty member for the... Read More

DAVID B. KENT, CEO of The Wine Group LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, became Wine Institute Chairman for the 2O11-2O12 fiscal year at Wine Institute’s 77th Annual Meeting of Members held at the Sonoma Mission Inn.  Kent has been Chief Executive Officer of The Wine Group, which operates a dozen... Read More

The independent craft brewing company has hired ANDREW (ANDY) THOMAS as President of Commercial Operations.  In his role Thomas will be accountable for all sales and marketing activities at the company.  Thomas has more than 2O years of experience in consumer packaged goods and the beverage industry.  He recently served... Read More

PHIL PARNELL, 59The executive chairman of the Drambuie Liqueur Company, Phil Parnell, has passed away after a short illness.  The company said he died after being admitted to hospital, suffering from cancer, earlier in June.  Mr. Parnell was appointed to the boards of Drambuie Ltd and the Drambuie Liqueur Company... Read More

Phil Gervasi has joined the company as Executive VP-Sales, North America –  working with US distributor partners, and leading Patrón tequila, Ultimat vodka and Pyrat rum sales teams.  He will also manage development of the Patrón portfolio in Canada.  Gervasi joins Patrón Spirits from Diageo North America, where he was... Read More

Michael Morganti joins the company as New England Regional Sales Manager.  Most recently he served as the Northern California District Manager for Kobrand.  Prior to that, he was the Northern California Regional Manager forThe Grateful Palate, focusing primarily on its Australian portfolio.  Morganti is a Boston native and at the... Read More

Paul Chibe has been named VP-Marketing in the US.  He was most recently VP/GM for gum and mints with Wm. Wrigley Jr.  Chibe’s biggest goal is to reinvigorate Bud Light and Budweiser sales.  He replaces KEITH LEVY, who left the brewer in January.

Mike Jaeger is joining as COO.  Jaeger had served as President and COO of Wilson Daniels and has been consulting for a private equity firm evaluating wine acquisitions.  Jaeger will be working with the family on strategy and business development.  Previously he was President of Canandaigua Wine, a division of... Read More

ADELE “DELLIE” REX, 68 Local wine pioneer Dellie Rex passed away suddenly on June 7 from a stroke.Dellie attended Connecticut College and graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1966.She earned her MBA from Babson and was extremely active in the fine wine industry for over 25 yearsas... Read More