RECOGNITION
Support Group D
DISTRIBUTORS AND IMPORTERS ARE HONORED AT THE FOURTH ANNUAL WENTE FAMILY ESTATES LEGACY AWARDS
by Meridith May / photos by John Curley
riving up to the rustic vineyard setting of Murrieta's Well in Livermore, I was anxious to see my friends from Wente Family Estates and the distributor friends I have come to know over the years.
Distributors and importers from all over the world attended—Wente Family Estates exports to more than 75 countries—and we began the evening drinking Murrieta's Well "The Whip" and "The Spur" blends while listening to Karl Wente and the Front Porch Band.
Glazer's Distributors in Texas receive a Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Portfolio
Performance for Wente Family Estates. Pictured left to right, front row: Bill Sample, Mike McLaughlin and Blair Casey of Glazer's Texas and Wente's Larry DiPietro, Senior VP of National Sales/West. Back row: Eric (Fourth-Generation Winegrower), Karl (Fifth-Generation Winemaker) and Carolyn Wente (CEO, Fourth-Generation Winegrower), Amy Hoopes (EVP of Global Sales & CMO, Wente Family Estates), Glazer's Bill Cascio and Philip Wente (Fourth-Generation Winegrower).
april 2012 / the tasting panel / 73
