Blue Ridge Spirits & Wine Marketing
John Dunn has extensive experience in the spirits and wine marketing industry, currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Blue Ridge Spirits & Wine Marketing since March 2019, after holding the positions of Vice President of Business Development and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Operations. Prior to this, John Dunn worked at Georgia Crown Distributing Co from October 2012 to March 2019 as the Director of Wine and Specialty and Key Accounts Sales Supervisor. Earlier experience includes a role as a Sales Consultant at Republic National Distributing Company from July 2004 to April 2011. John Dunn holds a Bachelor's degree in Human Nutrition and Foods from West Virginia University, obtained between 1988 and 1993.
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Blue Ridge Spirits & Wine Marketing
Blue Ridge Spirits & Wine Marketing is a sales and marketing company, representing a diverse portfolio of premium wines and spirits from around the world. Blue Ridge creates brands from scratch and represents partner brands, providing a strong sales force with established distributor and retailer relationships nationwide. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Atlanta, GA; CEO, Carlos J. Carreras, VP Sales, Rene Armas spearheaded the company representing 3 spirits brands. Today, Blue Ridge Spirits & Wine Marketing is proud to represent 14 spirits brands, 4 wine brands & 5 liqueurs with The company’s spirits portfolio comprises of Big 5 Rum, Florida-made, Cuban inspired rums, Rebecca Creek Distillery, Royal Dutch Distillers, Hooten Young American Whiskey and Brockmans Gin based out of London, UK, to name a few. Blue Ridge's wine portfolio includes Luna Nuda, Italian wines made by 4th generation winemaking family, the Giovanetts at Castelfeder Winery in Alto Adige, Italy. Chakras Malbec made by Bodega Argento winery in Mendoza, Argentina and Lake & Vine wines from Lake County, CA made by industry veteran, Jed Steele. New to the portfolio as of 2020 is ChocoVine, the original chocolate wine from Royal Dutch Distillers. The team has over decades of experience combined in the industry and is committed to fostering and promoting quality brand building nationwide. Valued partnerships with suppliers, retailers and distributors is key to achieving our success.