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Million Case March Ambassadors, including O In Santa Barbara, Maker’s Mark marched to the beat of bourbon. Pictured left to right, Andrew Robison (SWS), Jerome Crannell (SWS), Brandon Bartlett (Beam Global), Bill Swiatek (SWS), Eric Klinger (SWS), Rene Kett (SWS) and April Gallegos (Maker’s Mark Diplomat). Southern Wine & Spirits’ Santa Barbara sales team, marched up and down State Street in Santa Barbara celebrating the million cases that Maker’s Mark distributed last year. They also stopped in various local accounts, including Joe’s Café, where they sipped The Ambassador cocktail, then on to O’Malley’s, where everyone enjoyed The Kentucky Apple. The third stop was Square One, where the Maker’s Mark High Noon cocktail was created. The last stop was at Blush, where everyone toasted with the Loretto Lush. Distribution Hall-Mark P aso Robles–based Robert Hall Winery has selected Domaine Napa Wine Company to represent the winery nation- ally with sales and distribution management for its Robert Hall and Terra Robles wines. Owner Robert L. Hall says it’s an honor to have his wines “represented by such a strong family business throughout the U.S.” The brand has experienced success with them as its California dis- tributor over the past eight years. Domaine Napa Wine Company is a division of Bronco Wine Company and has distribution in C M Y CM MY CY CMY K n March 15, 2011 over 50 Maker’s Mark Robert L. Hall settled in Paso Robles in the mid-‘90s with the purchase of the Hall Ranch. The fi rst commercial vintage of Robert Hall wine was released in 2001. all 50 states. For more information please visit www.domainenapa.com. Convening at WSWA Visiting the Karlsson’s Gold suite at the WSWA Convention was SWS/NV Director of Spirits David Bart; SWS/NV VP/General Manager John Wittig; Karlsson’s Gold founder Peter Ekelund; and David Gainza, VP/GSM, American Wine & Spirits of Northern CA. PHOTO: COURTESY OF ROBERT HALL WINERY PHOTO: TOM CLARK