Executive Team
With over 150 years of combined experience in the fine wine industry, Gino Razzi, Ed Lauber, Mark Lauber, and Tony Laveglia lead the WinesU team.
GINO RAZZI
Proprietor and CEO
GRazzi@winesu.com
Gino Razzi serves as the owner and proprietor of WinesU and has over 43 years of experience in the Wine Industry. Born and raised in Abruzzo, Italy, Gino moved to the United States when he was 17 years old.
In 1970, Gino and his brother Nino started a wine import and wholesale company called Viva Vino Imports. Gino traveled around Italy to find the very best Italian wines to import to the U.S.
After working in the wine import industry for 27 years, Gino decided to try his hand in winemaking. Working alongside his old friend and master enologist at Cantina Zaccagnini, Concezio Marulli, Gino made his first wine in 1997 called Symposium. On its first released vintage, this Montepulciano d’Abruzzo received a rating of 95 points by Wine Spectator. It is still the highest rated Montepulciano d’Abruzzo in history.
In 2002, Gino decided to take on another challenge in making Pennsylvania Wines. Having studied the process of winemaking under enologist Concezio Marulli, Gino was ready to build his own winery in Pennsylvania. Penns Woods Winery is the masterful creation of Gino Razzi. His wines have been awarded double gold in the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition and gold medals in both the Pennsylvania Wine Competition and International Eastern Wine Competition.
Gino has one daughter who currently works with him managing Penns Woods Winery.
Proprietor and CEO
GRazzi@winesu.com
Gino Razzi serves as the owner and proprietor of WinesU and has over 43 years of experience in the Wine Industry. Born and raised in Abruzzo, Italy, Gino moved to the United States when he was 17 years old.
In 1970, Gino and his brother Nino started a wine import and wholesale company called Viva Vino Imports. Gino traveled around Italy to find the very best Italian wines to import to the U.S.
After working in the wine import industry for 27 years, Gino decided to try his hand in winemaking. Working alongside his old friend and master enologist at Cantina Zaccagnini, Concezio Marulli, Gino made his first wine in 1997 called Symposium. On its first released vintage, this Montepulciano d’Abruzzo received a rating of 95 points by Wine Spectator. It is still the highest rated Montepulciano d’Abruzzo in history.
In 2002, Gino decided to take on another challenge in making Pennsylvania Wines. Having studied the process of winemaking under enologist Concezio Marulli, Gino was ready to build his own winery in Pennsylvania. Penns Woods Winery is the masterful creation of Gino Razzi. His wines have been awarded double gold in the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition and gold medals in both the Pennsylvania Wine Competition and International Eastern Wine Competition.
Gino has one daughter who currently works with him managing Penns Woods Winery.
EDWARD LAUBER
Chairman Emeritus
ELauber@winesu.com
Ed Lauber serves as Chairman Emeritus of WinesU. Ed has over 55 years of experience in the wine and spirits industry. His career began with Leroux Cordials and over the years he held various positions as State Manager and Division Manager with Munson Shaw Company, General Wine and Spirits Company, and Browne Vintners Company. He then took on the position as Vice President of Buckingham Wine Corporation and was entirely responsible for Mouton Cadet and the wines of Baron Philippe de Rothschild.
Ed created Lauber Imports in 1980. He and his son Mark built the company into one of the largest and most respected fine wine distributors in the country. The company was named the best wine importer and distributor in the country by Food & Wine magazine in 2004. They sold the company to Southern Wine & Spirits in 2005 and Ed continued working for them until 2010, when he joined forces with Wines Unlimited, who had become one of Lauber Imports most important suppliers.
Ed is an icon in the wine industry. He pioneered the way in which small to medium fine wine companies operate today. He has travelled all over the world and has visited almost every country that makes wine.
In his spare time, Ed loves to cook with his wife Marsha and exercise. The couple have completed 7 running marathons and continue to work out on a regular basis.
Chairman Emeritus
ELauber@winesu.com
Ed Lauber serves as Chairman Emeritus of WinesU. Ed has over 55 years of experience in the wine and spirits industry. His career began with Leroux Cordials and over the years he held various positions as State Manager and Division Manager with Munson Shaw Company, General Wine and Spirits Company, and Browne Vintners Company. He then took on the position as Vice President of Buckingham Wine Corporation and was entirely responsible for Mouton Cadet and the wines of Baron Philippe de Rothschild.
Ed created Lauber Imports in 1980. He and his son Mark built the company into one of the largest and most respected fine wine distributors in the country. The company was named the best wine importer and distributor in the country by Food & Wine magazine in 2004. They sold the company to Southern Wine & Spirits in 2005 and Ed continued working for them until 2010, when he joined forces with Wines Unlimited, who had become one of Lauber Imports most important suppliers.
Ed is an icon in the wine industry. He pioneered the way in which small to medium fine wine companies operate today. He has travelled all over the world and has visited almost every country that makes wine.
In his spare time, Ed loves to cook with his wife Marsha and exercise. The couple have completed 7 running marathons and continue to work out on a regular basis.
MARK LAUBER
President
MLauber@winesu.com
Mark Lauber serves as President of WinesU. Mark has over 35 years of experience in the fine wine business. He and his father Ed built their distribution company, Lauber Imports, into one of the best in the business. Mark was the President of Lauber Imports and established many practices that are now the benchmark for fine wine wholesalers around the country. After the company was sold in 2005 to Southern Wine & Spirits, Mark continued to work for them until early 2011 when he joined his father at Wines U.
Mark’s first experience in the fine wine business was when he received a hands-on, intensive education working at Chateau Mouton Rothschild in 1976 and in Burgundy at Laboure-Roi. In the early days of Lauber Imports, Mark travelled extensively to Europe and to California searching out prominent wineries to add to the portfolio.
Mark is the former President of the New York Alliance of Fine Wine Wholesalers, an association of nine prominent distributors. He was also President of the New Jersey Alliance and was an appointed member of the New Jersey Alcoholic Beverage Control Advisory Committee for over 12 years.
Mark graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. Degree in Economics.
Mark has 4 children and coaches their soccer, baseball and basketball teams in his spare time.
President
MLauber@winesu.com
Mark Lauber serves as President of WinesU. Mark has over 35 years of experience in the fine wine business. He and his father Ed built their distribution company, Lauber Imports, into one of the best in the business. Mark was the President of Lauber Imports and established many practices that are now the benchmark for fine wine wholesalers around the country. After the company was sold in 2005 to Southern Wine & Spirits, Mark continued to work for them until early 2011 when he joined his father at Wines U.
Mark’s first experience in the fine wine business was when he received a hands-on, intensive education working at Chateau Mouton Rothschild in 1976 and in Burgundy at Laboure-Roi. In the early days of Lauber Imports, Mark travelled extensively to Europe and to California searching out prominent wineries to add to the portfolio.
Mark is the former President of the New York Alliance of Fine Wine Wholesalers, an association of nine prominent distributors. He was also President of the New Jersey Alliance and was an appointed member of the New Jersey Alcoholic Beverage Control Advisory Committee for over 12 years.
Mark graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. Degree in Economics.
Mark has 4 children and coaches their soccer, baseball and basketball teams in his spare time.
TONY LAVEGLIA
National Sales Manager
TLaveglia@winesu.com
Tony Laveglia is the National Sales Manager at WinesU. Tony entered the Wine and Spirits business in May of 1980 as a sales rep for Service Distributing in Newington , VA.
In February 1982, he and his family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and there he went to work for United Wine and Spirits, again as a sales rep. In the fall of that year, Tony was recruited by Palm Bay Imports and became the first Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager in that company’s history. He served in that capacity for two and one half years. In 1985, Tony moved on to the same position for Frederick Wildman and Sons.
In, January 1991, Tony began his own marketing and sales company. The products he represented were diverse (beer, wine, and spirits) and brought a new dimension to his career. He carried on in this capacity for 7 years, working with and selling to wholesalers in the Mid-Atlantic region.
In January 1998, he took the position of Director of Brand Management for Lauber Imports, a fine wine wholesaler in NY, NJ, and PA. He served there with distinction for over 11 years, earning the President’s Award in 2008 for Long Term Excellence of Performance. Tony joined WinesU in August of 2009.
Tony and his wife Claire live in Medford Lakes, NJ and have three grown children.
National Sales Manager
TLaveglia@winesu.com
Tony Laveglia is the National Sales Manager at WinesU. Tony entered the Wine and Spirits business in May of 1980 as a sales rep for Service Distributing in Newington , VA.
In February 1982, he and his family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and there he went to work for United Wine and Spirits, again as a sales rep. In the fall of that year, Tony was recruited by Palm Bay Imports and became the first Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager in that company’s history. He served in that capacity for two and one half years. In 1985, Tony moved on to the same position for Frederick Wildman and Sons.
In, January 1991, Tony began his own marketing and sales company. The products he represented were diverse (beer, wine, and spirits) and brought a new dimension to his career. He carried on in this capacity for 7 years, working with and selling to wholesalers in the Mid-Atlantic region.
In January 1998, he took the position of Director of Brand Management for Lauber Imports, a fine wine wholesaler in NY, NJ, and PA. He served there with distinction for over 11 years, earning the President’s Award in 2008 for Long Term Excellence of Performance. Tony joined WinesU in August of 2009.
Tony and his wife Claire live in Medford Lakes, NJ and have three grown children.
