Doug Rankin
Sales Manager and Portfolio Manager, and Logistics
Missing Link Wine Company
Relating the creativity and hard work of an artisan farmer to our customers makes me smile, and whenever we’ve inspired someone to choose a bottle of organic Refosco from a locally owned store over a sad bottle of Zero Carb Pizza Flavored Pinot Grigio from (insert chain store name here), an angel gets her wings.
I’m beyond grateful to inhabit our niche of the small business world and offer something solid, while the Goliaths try to club you to death with Joshua and Skinny Person and MyohMy. Just give us one small stone…
Ann Reynolds
Finances, Compliance, AP and AR
Missing Link Wine Company
You know it’s a good day when you realize how blessed you are to work with wonderful and talented wineries and importers , who more often than not take extra care of the land for future generations. I am proud of our work and am grateful to our supportive customers.
Read more hidden textI’m beyond grateful to inhabit our niche of the small business world and offer something solid, while the Goliaths try to club you to death with Joshua and Skinny Person and MyohMy. Just give us one small stone…My primary job is to keep the ship afloat behind the scenes. My background in international sports and business naturally led me to wine. Not any wine. Fabulous wine.
My favorite part of the job is having wine makers, their families and our import partners staying with us when they visit the market. Our family considers them friends.
My favorite part of the job is having wine makers, their families and our import partners staying with us when they visit the market. Our family considers them friends.
Peter Slywka
Partner
Missing Link Wine Company
Born into a family of circus freaks, Peter found a niche as a “barker” at the ripe old age of 7.
As the family morphed from one act to the next his journey through the ramshackled towns of Upstate NY taught him an endless amount of invaluable and absurd character traits.
The long road of performance, married with the travails of his lengthy family pecking order landed Peter in Brooklyn, NY where his finely honed skills of bombast and analyzation suited his new found passion in the wine business.
From retail sales and customer service, to “walking the beat” in sales, Peter stacked experience upon experience to transform his fortuitous upbringing into its current iteration.
“A man came to a fork in the road; and took it.” – A Brilliant Ape
Jason Black
Sales in Fairfield and Litchfiled counties
Missing Link Wine Company
Hi, my name is Jason. I am the warehouse manager for Missing Link. I am driven by our customers having a positive experience with us. I am a father of 2. I was born in Brooklyn, NY with a passion for basketball. I am known to always carry 2 things, a positive attitude and a basketball 🏀. Game on!
Lori Brower
Sales
Missing Link Wine Company
Lori’s career in the wild world of wine and spirits (unofficially!) began at the tender age of 11 when she (accidentally?) crossed paths with a Bartles & James Fuzzy Navel wine cooler at her grandparents home and immediately knew there had to be something (anything!) better to drink out there.
Today, Lori brings a wealth of retail wine experience to Missing Link where she is happy to share her passion and introduce clients and their customers to their new favorites. She lives in Essex with her husband and baby boy (who will never risk a run in with a wine cooler as long as Lori can help it).
Robet Jordon
Sales in Shoreline east, Fairfield and New Haven counties
Missing Link Wine Company
Ever since narrowly missing being hit by a barge while swimming the Kanawha River in West Virginia, where he grew up, Robert was hooked on near-death experiences, and decided to one day become a salesperson who would drive I-95 in Connecticut everyday. Having fulfilled that dream, he now placidly oversees operations for Missing Link.
It’s a mysterious job description, with an even more mysterious future. But somewhere out there in the misty eddies, he can sense the growing loom of another barge — one filled with back-vintage rosado…and paella…and all of his family and friends dancing on the deck.
Lola
Muse
Missing Link Wine Company
Lola works hard, and plays harder. She loves long morning walks to the bus-stop and chasing squirrels up trees; she innately prefers that everyone stays close together, which is tough on our sales team, but good for team spirit. Random snacks of kindness are always encouraged… And somewhat related to her Border Collie need for order, a stickler for expense reports being submitted on time and checks in the bank.
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