Long Island Newsday - 2026 Slow Wine 2025 - Eataly, NYC Point Lookout Wine & Spirits, NY Allen R & Cara @ Joey’s Bold Flavors, Oceanside, NY John, James & Annie @ Joey’s Bold Flavors Vineyard Owner Luciano Ercolino, Puglia, Italy. James Mercante at Lattanzi Cucina Italiana, NYC Garden City Wines & Spirits, Garden City, NY Vineyard, Puglia Italy Cono Cimino, President of Wine Cellar Imports Joeys Bold Flavors Restaurant Owner Valero & Sara @ Mercato Italiano, Naples, FL LT James Tang and CAPT James Mercante, Osteria Laguna Greek Cove, Long Beach, NY Elyse & Jes, LB Social, Long Beach, NY Via Della Pace Anthony Fiamma of VinoFiamma Rick P., Owner of The Original NYC Bobby Van’s Steakhouse George W. @ Original Bobby Van’s with Mercante Primitivo Jill Diamond, WBC & Mike Griffin, Int’l Boxing Referee Trattoria Angela with Owners Enrico & Angela Madelena of Osteria Laguna, NYC Valerie & Mike, Chatham, MA James and Salvatore at Lattanzi, NYC Long Beach, NY James & Ray, Naples, FL Nathan A. & Referee Mike Griffin - NYAC Modestino Argenziano visits Masseria dei Vini in NYC Osteria Laguna, NYC Seed to Table, Naples, FL Felicia Restaurant & Bar, Long Beach, NY Wine Tasting with VinoFiamma - 2025 Sherry Blossom, Long Beach, NY James with Actor Holt (Mission Impossible, Iron Claw, The Amateur) and Actor Jessie (Marvel TV series) Osteria Laguna, NYC Vineyard Owner Luciano Ercolino, Puglia, Italy. Dylan & James Mercante Brittany Mercante, Jeffrey & Alex @ NYAC Arthur Mercante, Sr. Meg R. of USMMA’s (Kings Point) in Pt. Lookout, NY Brittany, Hugh and Desmond with Parents, Bob and Sara, Owner’s of Bob’s Thin Crust Pizza, Tappan, NY - THE BEST! Jasmine - Owner/Designer of #Fun+Cute Beach Wine & More, Long Beach, NY Chef Tang and LT. Tang of Hwa Yuan Szechuan, NYC Brittany M. @ Community Wines and Spirits, NYC Sherry Blossom, Long Beach, NY Anthony & Uri - DeRomo’s Gourmet Market, Bonita Springs, FL James Mercante Silvia and Salvatore at Lattanzi, NYC The Original Bobby Van’s Steakhouse. NYC Churrasqueira Bairrada, Mineola, NY Anthony, Andrew & James Jillian @ Felicia Restaurant & Bar, Long Beach, NY Sherry Blossom, Long Beach, NY Sherry Blossom, Long Beach, NY Manager, Harry @ The Original NYC Bobby Van’s Steakhouse’s James Mercante with Jo Jo John (Future Sporting Ventures) and Alexandra Mahabir (Icy Intentions LLC) The Original Bobby Vans Steakhouse, NYC Scottsdale, AZ Cave Creek, AZ Via Della Pace, NYC Wine Tasting - DeRomo’s, Bonita Springs, FL Joe B. - Epic Insurance Brokers Annie & Stacy Bee, Founder of Bee Apothecary Sherry Blossom, Long Beach, NY Santiago, Osteria Laguna BK Sweeney's Uptown Grille Kyle and Klaudio 2025 Kings Point Golf outing. Mercante Wine on auction. Engineers Golf Club, Long Island. Cave Creek, AZ Taralli by Rallini, Island Park, NY Stephen @ Joey’s Bold Flavors, Oceanside, NY (and owner of Sweetie Pie Collection) Via Della Pace NYC Vineyard Director Modestino Argenziano visiting NYC Felicia @ Felicia’s Jay, Allen & A. Mercante Alto enoteca, Roslyn, NY Osteria Laguna, NYC Capt. Maria, Dorothy & J. Mercante Mercante Wine Tasting Event, Chelsea, NY Jacob Ali at The Original Bobby Van’s, NYC Felicia, Owner - Felicia Restaurant & Bar, Long Beach, NY Actors Holt McCallany & Jessie James Mercante at the New York Athletic Club Thomas C. @ The Original NYC Vans Steakhouse Charlie D and Aaron D, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Sam & Pat @ The Original Bobby Van’s Steakhouse. NYC Joeys Bold Flavors, Oceanside, NY Daniela - Via Della Pace Mercante Wine Tasting Event, Chelsea, NY Via della Pace via Penn State! James Mercante and James Suckling at the J. Suckling Great Wines Italy 2024 Event, NYC Chef/Owner Dan Symposium Restaurant, NYC Jen, Donna & Chris - Seed to Table, Naples, FL Markus A., Cleveland, OH Owner Joey - Joey’s Bold Flavors, Oceanside, NY Jethro, James, Evenoue & Alain - Naples, FL James M, Joanna G and Luciana C, NYC Sophia and Amy - Sherry Blossom, Long Beach, NY Monika - Osteria Laguna, NYC Brooklyn Heights, NY Enes & Vjosa, Long Beach, NY ALTO, Roslyn, NY Chef/Owner Matt, LB Social, Long Beach, NY Grandpa Chef Tang - Hwa Yuan, NYC Chef Dan of Symposium Greek Cuisine, NYC Easter 2025 Lattanzi Cucina Italiana, NYC Custom Cupcakes, NYC Osteria Laguna, NYC Sophia and Gabby, Sherry Blossom, Long Beach, NY VinoFiamma Chef Tang and LT. Tang of Hwa Yuan Szechuan, NYC James Mercante, New York Athletic Club New York Athletic Club, NYC The Original Bobby Van’s Steakhouse. NYC Viviana & Valentino @ Bobby Van’s Park Ave Joey’s Bold Flavors - Oceanside, NY Kevin @ Pt. Lookout Wines & Spirits Genni - Via Della Pace, NYC Kaci & Brittany @ NYAC NYAC Tap Rm - Tim G. & Brittany Mercante Anthony and A. Mercante - Felicia’s Restaurant NYAC Chef Robert and Past President Dominic B. William, Arete Adjusting @ The Original Bobby Van’s Bianca & Dylan, @ Felicia’s, Long Beach, NY Christina @ Felicia’s, Long Beach, NY Robert M. - Mercante Black label, double magnum James and Kate of Regent Seven Seas Cruises James & Linda Val, Chef Dan & Mike Willie & Christina Declan & Joanna Tim & James Marzena, James & Adam James with Nadja Enes, Vjosa & James Angela, Fiona, Annie & James Mike & Holt Tim - The Original Bobby Van’s, NYC James & Chef Dan, La Piovra, NYC Marc & Parin Dan - New York Athletic Club Anton, Chef Dan & Sarah Anton & Sarah, La Piovra, NYC Marua, La Piovra, NYC George - The Original Bobby Vans, NYC ‘Subs Lifted’ Robert M.