Vitone Family Wines Announces Major Distribution Partnership with Brescome Barton / Worldwide Wines

AVON, Conn. - Dec. 17, 2014 - PRLog -- Effective immediately, Worldwide wines a division of Brescome Barton Inc., Connecticut's largest full service distributor will begin distributing in the Nutmeg state. The Masciarelli Wine Company will take the Verde Sole brand into Florida, while Horizon Beverage Company will distribute in New Hampshire. Vitone Family Wines plans to expand distribution throughout the remainder of New England and the Mid-Atlantic markets in early 2015.

"We're thrilled to be aligned with Worldwide, Horizon, and Masciarelli, and we look forward to a very successful product launch in their respective states." Said Founder/CEO Christian Vitone

The company's wines are handcrafted by renowned California winemaker Marco Cappelli,  in the beautiful Sierra Foothills. They include: a Zinfandel blend, Petite Sirah, Chardonnay (unoaked), and a Calaveras County Pinot Grigio. This spring, the team will introduce 3 new wines under their Verde Sole label: including a sparkling White wine.

Vitone Family Wines (http://www.vitonefamilywines.com/) was founded in 2010 by CEO Christian Vitone, who acquired an appreciation for viniculture at the early age of 14, making wine with his grandfather, a WW1 Italian Army veteran, and mutual fan of the 1920's Art Deco style symbolized on the Verde Sole labels. Vitone formally entered the wine industry on the sales side, with national distributor Southern Wine and Spirits, and later on the retail side working alongside world renowned Director/Producer Francis Ford Coppola at his Niebaum-Coppola Estate winery, and Parisian-style café.

Today, the company calls upon the talents of friend and nationally renowned winemaker Marco Cappelli to continue their family tradition. Cappelli has been making award winning wines for nearly 30 years. "We think Verde Sole wines represent the perfect marriage of Cappelli's core winemaking values and Vitone Family Wine's mission: creating compelling, varietally distinct, food-friendly wines of imagination and great value said Vitone", who  begins his nationwide wines of imagination tour to personally introduce his wines in 2015.

Horizon Beverage Group (http://www.horizonbeverage.com/) was founded in 1933, and employs over 700 people throughout New England, distributing the world's top wines, spirits, malts and waters. With  75+ years of experience in sales, marketing and service, Horizon Beverage Group is now New England's leading alcoholic beverage distributor.Contact: Mark Morin, VP Wine Division 603-225-9700  mmorin@horizonbeverage.com

Worldwide Wines (http://www.worldwidewines.com/) began in 1977 as a small distributor concentrating on the new and undeveloped California wine market.Today Worldwide Wines represents wines from every major wine producing region with over 5,000 selections. Contact: EVP Grazia Pelosi 203-239-4901  Graziapelosi@worldwidewines.com

Founded in 1987 by Nicola Masciarelli, Masciarelli Wine Company (http://www.masciarelliwine.com/) has one foot firmly planted in the family's vineyards in Italy, and the other in a rapidly growing import, wholesale, and distribution business in the United States. Distributed in 27 states to 31 wholesalers, the Masciarelli family of wine includes locations in Massachusetts and Florida. Contact: David Conroy, FL. Sales Manager 239-274-9463  dconroy@masciarelliwine.com

Media Contact: Christian Vitone, Vitone Family Wines, 603-714-9963, vitonewines@gmail.com