Author Archives: Donna Whitaker

Conn. Craft Brewers Want to Pool for Health Insurance

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Connecticut Brewers Guild launched a video and petition urging state lawmakers to pass legislation that will give more craft

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DISCUS Invites Supply Chain Members to Join

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

For the first time in more than two decades Distilled Spirits Council of the U. S. (DISCUS) membership has been expanded

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Who & What –

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Paragon Insurance Holdings adds Nick Faragasso to its wine team as vice president and promotes Brendan Wright, who has

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What We’re Reading —

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

At Sweet Briar College in Virginia, Grapevines Now, Maybe a Winery Later Sweet Briar College in Virginia has a special place in my heart:  My mother was graduated from there.  The college is on the site of a former plantation, … Continue reading →

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TTB’s John Manfreda Dies

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

John J. Manfreda, 73, administrator of the Alcohol & tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau died yesterday.  We’re told cause of death

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NABI’s President: ‘Manfreda’s Professionalism Was Unmatched’

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Robert Tobiassen, president, National Association of Beverage Importers, served as TTB chief counsel under Manfreda from

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