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San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Kudos to Buffalo Trace Distillery, Sazerac, Gemini and Bowman
The San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) announced the 2008 winners.Read More

SWS Donates Six Termal Imaging Cameras and a 2008 Chevy Suburban Truck to Terry Farrell Firefighters Scholarship Fund
MIAMI - February 18, 2008 – In two related gestures of continuing support of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) as well as the families and children of fallen firefighters, Southern Wine & Spirits of America Foundation today announced that it has donated six Thermal Imaging Cameras as well as a specially-equipped 2008 Chevy Suburban truck to the Terry Farrell Firefighters Scholarship Fund..Read More

SWS of New York Appoints Shai Froelich as Sales Manager, On-Premise Wines
SYOSSET, NEW YORK - July 10, 2007 – Larry Goodrich, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Southern Wine & Spirits of New York, Inc., a division of Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc., the nation’s leading wine and spirits distributor with a tradition of delivering the highest levels of service excellence since 1968, today announced the appointment of Shai Froelich as Sales Manager, On-Premise Wines. According to Mr. Goodrich, the appointment is effective August 1, 2007...Read More

New York Daily News Praises Larry Romer's Fundraising Efforts Honoring Fallen New York Firefighters
MIAMI - March 7, 2007 – In a complimentary feature story appearing in the January 10, 2007 issue of The New York Daily News, Southern Wine & Spirits of New York executive Larry Romer is credited with helping the Farrell family of Wantagh, New York, raise money in honor of the 343 firefighters who perished on 9/11/2001 at the World Trade Center. In partnership with Fortune Brands, Inc., Lincolnshire, Illinois, owner and marketer of Jim Beam Bourbon, a limited edition new label on the best-selling Bourbon bears the number “343” and reads “Terry Farrell Firefighters Scholarship Fund”, appearing next to a picture of a firefighter’s helmet...Read More

Local mixologists offer gourmet drinks
Sunday, March 4, 2007 Call them beverage managers, mixologists or even bar chefs. Just don’t call them bartenders. Gourmet cocktail creators all over the Hudson Valley are squeezing juice from Meyer lemons, macerating pears, pureeing white peaches and muddling herbs like cilantro, mint and basil...Read More