Gary Grunner

Gary Grunner is VP of Sales and Marketing for Grapes on the go, Inc. a New York based beverage Management Company. He is a 25-year veteran in the wine and spirit industry and has been fortunate to have worked with some of today’s most successful importers and distributors in the wine business. His philosophy is very simple: Out of the box thinking, detailed customer service, utilize today’s cutting edge technology and partner with other top industry people in their fields to deliver a successful program for his clients. He currently calls New York and Le Marche, Italy home and is the first to say his Italian wine career started in 1982 when he spent a semester in Italy as a college student where he fell in love with Italian wine, Italian culture, discovered regional Italian cuisine and the Italian Zest for life. In 2009 Gary was the Silver award recipient of The Italian Trade commission distinguished service award for the work he has done promoting, educating and building Italian wines in the USA.