Banville & Jones Wine Merchants of New York is pleased to announce their partnership with Selected Brands Distributors of Florida in a new fine wine distribution company, Selected Brands LTD, which will market and manage the distribution of fine wines from around the globe in the states of New York and New Jersey effective September 1st, 2011.

Selected Brands LTD will be managed by its President, Shai Froelich.

Banville & Jones is a national importer of Italian wines based in New York since 2004 and is owned and operated by Lia Tolaini Banville and her father, Pierluigi Tolaini, of Tolaini estates in Tuscany, Italy. Banville & Jones has recently added Ca del Bosco to their national portfolio ( www.bjwm.com).

Selected Brands Distributors, established and owned by Shai and Terri Froelich since 2005, is a statewide distributor of fine wines in Florida focusing on education, vintage specific portfolio, customer service , and brand building. Selected Brands is an avid promoter of culinary excellence and the proud sponsor of the upcoming Miami Food &Wine Culinary Experience, October 15th and 16th, 2011 (for more information visit www.themiamiculinaryexperience.com)

For more information, please contact Shai Froelich (sfroelich@sbrands.com) and Mike Papaleo (mikep@bjwm.com).