Happy Hanukkah!

Hanukkah or Chanukah begins Sunday, December 18 at sunset and ends Monday, December 26 at nightfall.

Wishing all a warm and happy Festival of Lights!

Safe Winter Driving

Stay safe this winter holiday season by planning ahead and making good choices while traveling. When preparing to travel, be aware of current and forecasted weather conditions.

Winter Driving Safety Tips:

• Speed limits are based on normal road conditions so reduce your speed when there is ice or snow.
• Stay at least 200 feet back if you are behind a snowplow.
• Bridges, ramps, and overpasses freeze first, so use extreme caution.
• Know how to safely maneuver a vehicle if skidding on ice occurs.
• Maintain at least three times the normal following distance when driving on snow and ice.
• Be aware of 'black ice' which is a nearly invisible layer of ice that can develop on roads and cause a driver to rapidly lose control. Black ice is especially common at night.

Remember the three P's of Safe Winter Driving:

• PREPARE for the trip
• PROTECT yourself
• PREVENT crashes

Allow extra time to reach your destination without feeling anxious or stressed because weather or traffic conditions may slow you down. Be safe, be well!

Check out the Morgan Stanley At Work hosted Webinar Wednesday topics below and register for the sessions that interest you!

December Webinar Wednesday:

Money Considerations for the Financially Single

December 21 | 2:00 PM EST

To learn more and register click HERE

Welcome to Martignetti Companies!

Ellie Mandy 

Pricing Specialist, Pricing

Hired: 12/12/22 

Fun Fact: I have a vast sneaker collection of over 20 pairs and always looking to add more!

Favorite Martignetti Product: High Noon

Jameilia Dillon

Night Warehouse Supervisor, Warehouse & Delivery

Hired: 12/12/22 

Fun Fact: I'm a part time artist I like to draw / paint in my free time.

This section is where employees can share updates from home. Here are a few topics that employees might be interested in seeing and sharing.

• Family, Kids, Animals (including names)
• Activities (boating, camping, parks, biking, swimming, hiking)
• Life Events (weddings, graduations, anniversaries, purchase a new house)
• Gardening/Outdoors (show off your garden, sunset, landscape)
• Home Renovations (before and after pictures)
• Food and Drink (date night, family night, home cooking, drinks)
• Home Office

If you have something to share please send in pictures for the following categories to thegrapevine@martignetti.com

Ariane Himmel

Graphic Designer, Marketing

Liam and Mallory decorating the tree.

Danielle Runkles

Social Media and Communications Specialist, Marketing

The tree is ready for presents at the Runkles house.

Winter is Coming!

Winter is almost HERE! We are excited about holidays, winter activities and festive meals and drinks from home. If you have any pictures from home please send them to thegrapevine@martignetti.com

Holidays: Religion and Culture

With the holiday season in full swing, it's important to remember that our holidays and celebrations typically come from religious practices. It’s a good time to reflect and learn a little more about Religion and Culture.

Holiday Spotlight: Hanukkah / Chanukah 

Also called the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah celebrates events from more than 2,000 years ago. First and foremost, it commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after a successful revolt of the Jewish people led by Judah Maccabee against their Syrian-Greek oppressors, who had tried to assimilate the Jewish people and, in so doing, had desecrated the Temple. The reason the holiday is celebrated for eight days stems from what is told in the Talmud: when it came time for the rededication of the Second Temple, only one day’s worth of pure oil was found to use in the temple’s menorah—which was meant to burn all night every night—but miraculously the oil burned for eight days. This gave enough time to collect a fresh supply of oil and, with the belief that a miracle from God had occurred, a reason to celebrate for a full eight days.

Read more HERE

Martignetti Companies Fall Internship Program Recap

This fall the company welcomed three college students, from three different schools, into our newly established Internship Program. Erika Alcantara, Marketing Intern, came from Mass Art, Jillian Caruso, Sales Intern, came from UMass Lowell and Sam Petow, Sales Intern, came from Bentley. The 12 week/15 hour fall semester internship included two sales and one graphic arts working side by side with their peers with the goal to gain a deeper understanding of our company, industry and potential future employment opportunities.

The weeks went by quickly and with the help of all divisions and departments, we provided an enriching program to which they are excited to share back at campus with peers and professors. Monday through Thursday were dedicated to department focused work and execution. Fridays wrapped up the week in Taunton in an immersed training routine inclusive of; attending General Sales Meetings, Weekly Recaps, Sales Process & Technology Training by various guest presenters and progressed through the Wine & Spirits 101 course. Finally the program concluded with each intern presenting a Capstone Presentation to Leadership that showcased their individual learnings, experiences and insights about the industry and our company.

We are proud to offer such an enriching program that will generate awareness and exposure of our company to future employees and strengthen our commitment to best in class. We will stay in touch with our interns as they continue their college careers and begin navigating their first employment opportunity.

Great job by all involved!

Food Fest 2022

The annual pot luck / gift exchange held by the administrative employees was a success!

Featured Jobs of the Week:

Sales Representative

Cape Cod/Martha's Vineyard

Responsible for all sales activities and goal attainment in assigned accounts, developing business relationships with assigned customers, manage and execute all marketing and merchandising activities. A Sales Representative is a business manager and coordinator for company activities for their respective accounts.

Internal click HERE

External click HERE

Help Us Spread the Word!

If the available job opportunities are not a match for you, they might be a match for someone you know or even someone they know.

You may have seen on Social Media “We Are Hiring” posts and videos. This is a great way for us to maximize our outreach to obtain strong, qualified, and diverse applicants. The job postings are used on the various social media platforms including LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. 

We are asking for your help to increase our visibility on these platforms and spread the word about our openings. If you are on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram, please like, share, and comment on the “We Are Hiring” posts so we can make these positions visible to a wide network. By sharing these posts, not only will it assist in recruiting efforts, but you will be an integral part of building the teams at Martignetti Companies.

What do you call a snowman in the summer?

Puddle.

Updated Screwdriver

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 oz Belvedere Vodka

• 4-6 oz Orange Juice

• 2 Bar Spoons Simple Syrup (optional)

• 3-4 Dashes Orange Bitters (optional)

• Spritz of Seltzer Water (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

Add a scoop of fresh ice to a highball cocktail glass. Pour in the Belvedere and orange juice. Stir the ingredients with a bar spoon to mix well. Add a couple of dashes of orange bitters. Add a couple of bar spoons of simple syrup and stir again. Lastly, give a spritz from a seltzer bottle or pour some club soda into the drink to give it a little sparkle.

Noel Stephen (sales rep Classic far left, kneeling) and Kara Kukull (middle, kneeling, black jacket)

Ticketed spirit tasting & cocktail demo at Urban Grape and these were the attendees.

We featured Taconic Dutchess Private Reserve Bourbon, Founder’s Rye & Bourbon Cream with Filthy Black Cherries and did an Old Fashioned cocktail class for the group - we made some Old Fashioneds and even a hot coffee drink with the Bourbon Cream at the end! 

➤ Urban Grape, Boston, MA

Noel Stephen

Sales Representative, Classic

Kara Kukull

Portfolio Manager, Classic

Trade luncheon with Julie Handel from Treasury Wine Estates and teams Matt Sampson and Brian Horgan at Fiorella’s in Newton. Tasting fabulous wines from Etude, Stags Leap and BV!

➤ Fiorella’s, Newton, MA

Matt Sampson and Brian Horgan Teams

Carolina Division

Cagney’s Toys for Tot’s Annual Fundraiser sponsored by Ketel One, with a Ketel One Ice Luge. They raised over $40,000 worth of toys, breaking their record for the most amount donated.

➤ Cagney’s, Quincy, MA

Nicole Meunier

Key Account Manager, Century

Dan Brearley

AVP On Premise, Century

The Trinchero Team celebrating Joel Gott at Morton’s Steak House, Seaport.

➤ Morton’s Steak House, Boston, MA

Carolina Division

Classic Sales Division is featuring Savage and Cooke Bad Sweater, perfect for National Ugly Sweater Day tomorrow!

Bad Sweater is 5 year old Whiskey spiked with everyone’s favorite holiday spices - cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, cacao nibs and vanilla bean. Inviting and undoubtedly festive, this will be your new favorite accompaniment to holiday merrymaking. Enjoy in your holiday cocktail or over ice.

United Sales Division is featuring Tito's Handmade Vodka for National Ugly Sweater Day tomorrow.

Tito's Handmade Vodka is crafted using old-fashioned copper pot stills, distilled 6 times, and has won Double Gold at the World Spirits Competition, Chairman's Trophy for World's Best Vodka Tonic, along with many other accolades. Tito’s is made from 100% corn and is naturally gluten-free. Plus sometimes it wears adorable sweaters.

United Sales Division is also featuring Vin Glogg Winter Wine, perfect for the cold weather.

Vin Glogg is the ultimate winter warmer. It is a blend of half dry red wine and half port blended together with spices of cinnamon, cardamom and orange peel. A fourth generation recipe around for over 100 years. Vin Glogg Winter Wine is intended to be served heated. This will warm you up from the inside out.

Carolina Sales Division is excited to feature Chaya, premium Kosher wines for the holidays from the foothills of Piedmont!

Chaya is produced by the most renown family winery in the Piedmont region. Under the strict supervision of Rabbi Belinow, master oenologist Paolo Pronzato has hand crafted a limited edition of high-quality wines that are certified Kosher under the most advanced vinification methods.

Commonwealth Sales Division is excited to feature New Amsterdam being The Official Vodka of the NHL Winter Classic.

2023 Discover NHL Winter Classic featuring the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park will take place on Monday, January 2, 2023, against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The game will be broadcast nationally on TNT.

The game will mark the fifth NHL regular-season outdoor game for the Bruins and the second time the game has been hosted at Fenway Park, home of MLB's Boston Red Sox. Boston defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in OT in the 2010 NHL Winter Classic, with Marco Sturm scoring in overtime to lift the Bruins to victory.

New Amsterdam Vodka, The Official Vodka of the NHL Winter Classic, is also offering customers a chance for tickets to the game by texting CLASSIC to 73876.

Connoisseur Sales Division is excited to feature a exclusive from Josh Cellars Hearth Cabernet Sauvignon.

Josh Cellars Hearth Cabernet Sauvignon luscious flavors of baked plums, black cherries and blackberries. Full-bodied red wine that is higher in alcohol than standard Cabs resulting in a fuller mouth-feel and long warm finish.

Century Sales Division is featuring Captain Morgan Spiced Rum, perfect to spice up those holiday cocktails.

Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum It’s a secret blend with subtle notes of vanilla and caramel to create a smooth and medium-bodied taste. With less than 1 gram of sugar, only 86 calories per serve and gluten-free, Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum is perfect for pairing with your favorite holiday mixers.

December is National Safe Toys and Gifts Month

In recent years, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has created a robust toy safety system, by requiring testing by independent, third party testing laboratories around the world; enforcing stringent lead and phthalates limits for toys; imposing some of the most stringent toy standards in the world; and stopping violative and dangerous toys at the ports and in the marketplace before they reach children’s hands. These combined efforts continue to foster the confidence of American families as they prepare to shop for toys this holiday season.

Safety tips to keep in mind this holiday season:

Balloons

Children can choke or suffocate on deflated or broken balloons. Keep deflated balloons away from children younger than eight years old. Discard broken balloons immediately.

Small balls and other toys with small parts

For children younger than age three, avoid toys with small parts, which can cause choking.

Scooters and other riding toys

Riding toys, skateboards and in-line skates go fast, and falls could be deadly. Helmets and safety gear should be worn properly at all times and they should be sized to fit.

Magnets

Whether marketed for children or adults, building and play sets with small magnets should also be kept away from small children.

Once gifts are open:

Immediately discard plastic wrapping or other toy packaging before the wrapping and packaging become dangerous play things.

Keep toys appropriate for older children away from younger siblings.

Battery charging should be supervised by adults. Chargers and adapters can pose thermal burn hazards to young children. Pay attention to instructions and warnings on battery chargers. Some chargers lack any mechanism to prevent overcharging.