Park Street Imports Congratulates 2012 WSWA Competition Winners

MIAMI, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Park Street Imports, a leading provider of value-added back-office solutions to alcoholic beverage brands, congratulates the competition winners at the 69th Annual Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America Convention & Exposition held last week in Las Vegas. Over 2,100 wholesalers, importers, and other wine and spirits industry professionals participated in this year's convention, and nearly 1,000 brands competed in the Wine & Spirits Tasting Competition, hosted in partnership with The Tasting Panel Magazine. Competition entrants ranged from established brands and brand extensions to emerging brands in both existing and new categories.

Park Street's clients posted an impressive performance, including four Best of Show Awards. A special congratulations goes out to Enrique Iglesias and Atlantico Rum for their Best of Show, Brown Spirit Award. Other Park Street client awards include Best of Show Awards for Best Rum - Atlantico Private Cask Rum, Best Cachaca - Moleca Gold Cachaca, and Best Tequila - Revolucion Silver Tequila; two of the three awards in the Call for Cocktails Mixology Competition, both from Tanteo Tequila: Tanteo Cocoa (The Chesterfield) and Tanteo Tropical (Cortez The Killer); and 35 combined total medals. A full listing of Park Street client awards is included below.

"We were thrilled to support our clients at this year's WSWA Convention," states Park Street Imports CEO Harry Kohlmann. "Our goal is to provide a seamless back-office platform, which enables our clients to focus on driving the growth of their brands through innovative sales and marketing initiatives." 

Adds Park Street President, Chris Mehringer, "Our clients produce and market top-quality products and are led by excellent management teams. We are pleased to see them recognized for their success and appreciate their business."

Says Enrique Iglesias, "I'm very excited about Atlantico Rum's Best of Show Awards for Best Brown Spirit and Best Rum. We have a great team and are pleased with the reception our products have received from both the trade and consumers alike."

Park Street Imports Client Performance - 69th Annual Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America Convention & Exposition:

• 4 Best of Show Awards or 44% of awards in spirits categories entered
• 5 Double Gold Awards or 33% of awards in spirits categories entered
• 4 Gold Awards or 24% of awards in spirits categories entered
• 10 Silver Awards or 14% of awards in spirits categories entered
• 2 of the 3 Call for Cocktails Mixology Awards

Best of Show Award Winners

• Atlantico Private Cask Rum - Best Rum of Show - http://www.atlanticorum.com, http://www.enriqueiglesias.com
• Moleca Gold Cachaca - Best Cachaca of Show - http://www.moleca.net
• Revolucion Silver Tequila - Best Tequila of Show - http://www.tequilarevolucion.com
• Atlantico Private Cask Rum - Best Brown Spirit of Show - http://www.atlanticorum.com, http://www.enriqueiglesias.com 

Double Gold Award Winners

• Marquis Vodka - http://www.marquisvodka.co.uk
• Dictador 20 year Rum - http://www.rumdictador.com
• Atlantico Private Cask Rum - http://www.atlanticorum.com, http://www.enriqueiglesias.com 
• Moleca Gold Cachaca - http://www.moleca.net
• Revolucion Silver Tequila - http://www.tequilarevolucion.com

Gold Award Winners

• Blue Nectar Reposado Tequila - http://www.bluenectartequila.com
• Dictador 12 Year Rum - http://www.rumdictador.com
• Dictador X.O. Perpetual - http://www.rumdictador.com
• Moleca Silver Cachaca - http://www.moleca.net
• Delibori Rose Blend, Classico - http://www.deliboriwine.com
• Cuvelier Los Andes 2007 Grand Vin - http://www.cuvelierlosandes.com

Silver Award Winners

• Atlantico Reserva Rum - http://www.atlanticorum.com, http://www.enriqueiglesias.com
• Blue Nectar Special Reserve Tequila - http://www.bluenectartequila.com
• Dictador X.O. Insolent - http://www.rumdictador.com
• Revolucion Anejo Tequila - http://www.tequilarevolucion.com
• Revolucion Reposado Tequila - http://www.tequilarevolucion.com
• Tanteo Cocoa Tequila - http://www.tanteotequila.com
• Tanteo Jalapeno Tequila - http://www.tanteotequila.com  
• Tanteo Tropical Tequila - http://www.tanteotequila.com
• Zignum Reposado Mezcal - http://www.zignummezcal.com
• Cuvelier Los Andes 2010 Malbec - http://www.cuvelierlosandes.com
• Delibori 2011 Pinot Grigio - http://www.deliboriwine.com
• Delibori 2011 Merlot - http://www.deliboriwine.com
• Delibori 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon - http://www.deliboriwine.com 
• 5 Buckaroos 2011 White Blend - http://www.thespanishwinecompany.es
• 5 Buckaroos 2011 Rose Blend - http://www.thespanishwinecompany.es
• Cuvee del Maule 2010 - http://www.cuvelierlosandes.com
• Ferllen Winery  Malbec, Gran Reserva - http://ferllen.com/winery

About Park Street Imports

Park Street Imports, LLC is a technologically driven and results-oriented provider of alcoholic beverage import and back-office services. Park Street offers a customizable suite of back-office solutions to streamline access to the $154bn U.S. beverage market. These solutions are completely turn-key and include, among others, logistics planning and management, accounting and account management, regulatory compliance, and data capture and analysis. The company is based in Miami, FL and was founded by Harry Kohlmann and Chris Mehringer. Park Street Imports is affiliated with Park Street Advisors, a strategy consulting and business-building firm with a focus on the alcoholic beverage industry.

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About The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America Inc.

The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America Inc. (WSWA) is the national trade organization representing the wholesale tier of the wine and spirits industry. http://www.wswa.org

Contact:

Park Street Imports, LLC
Miguel Lugo
+1 305 967 7440
[email protected]
http://www.parkstreetimportsllc.com

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