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INDUSTRY'S GALA HONOREE
PAST HONOREES
2019 BRUCE A. HUNTER, Shaw-Ross International Importers
2018 ALAN W. DREEBEN, Republic National Distributing Co.
2017 DEBORAH BRENNER, Women of the Vine & Spirits
2016 DEIRDRE MAHLAN, Diageo PLC
2015 MICHAEL J. KEYES, Brown-Forman Corporation
2014 BILL NEWLANDS, Beam Suntory
2013 CHARLES MERINOFF, The Charmer Sunbelt Group
2012 DAVID S. TAUB & MARC D. TAUB, Palm Bay International
2011 WILLIAM DEUTSCH & PETER DEUTSCH, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits
2010 ROB SANDS, Constellation Brands, Inc.
2009 HARVEY R. CHAPLIN & WAYNE E. CHAPLIN, Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc.
2008 EDWARD BROWN, The Patrón Spirits Company
2007 ALAIN BARBET, Pernod Ricard USA
2006 JIM CLERKIN, Beam Global Spirits & Wine
2006 GERARD M. RUVO, SKYY Spirits LLC
2004 R. MICHAEL MONDAVI, Folio Wine Company
2003 JAMES L. BAREUTHER, Brown-Forman Corporation
2002 MICHEL BORD, Pernod Ricard USA
2001 TODD MARTIN, Allied Domecq
2000 JOHN ESPOSITO, Schieffelin & Somerset Co.
1999 MICHAEL CHEEK, Brown-Forman Corporation
1998 EDUARDO M. SARDINA, Bacardi North America, Inc.
1997 ANTHONY P. FOGLIO, IDV North America Spirits
1996 RICHARD SANDS, The Canandaigua Wine Company
1995 JOEL GOSLER, William Grant & Sons, Inc.
1994 STEVEN J. KALAGHER, Seagram Spirits & Wine Group
1993 FREDERICK J. LE DREW, IDV North America Spirits
1992 DEREK ANDERSON, William Grant & Sons, Inc.
1991 SYLVESTER T. RIBAUDO, Austin, Nichols & Company
1990 GEORGE G. REICHLING, United Distillers Glenmore
1989 ALEXANDER L. BERKE, Schenley Industries
1988 PETER M. THOMPSON, The Paddington Corp.
1987 RICHARD CACCIATO, Frederick Wildman & Sons, Ltd.
1986 HERMAN MERINOFF, Charmer Industries
1985 M. JACQUELINE MCCURDY, Joseph E. Seagram & Sons
1984 J. PENN KAVANAGH, Schieffelin & Somerset Co.
1983 BILL WILBUR, Seagram Spirits & Wine Group
1982 JOHN E. HEILMANN, Norwood Enterprises, Inc.
1981 RICHARD NEWMAN, Stricker & Zagor
1980 JACK R. BATTIPAGLIA, Retailers Alliance
1979 FERDIE A. FALK, Ancient Age Distilling
1978 MARTIN G. TAUB, Gallo Wine Distributors
