Our Sales Team by Region

Heather de Savoye

hdesavoye@hallwines.com | Office (707) 967-2661  
Heather de Savoye began her education pursuing antiquities in Japan. Upon graduating with a degree in Art History, she moved to New York to further her experience with Fine Arts at MoMA and Christie’s. In an effort to explore the parallels of fine art and fine wine, she worked a harvest in Chianti, Italy. Heather realized her passion for wine and decided to focus her career completely on the wine industry. Heather’s love for wine propelled her to graduate with her MBA in Wine & Spirits Marketing and Management from INSEEC Bordeaux. Additionally she holds the Diploma from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust. After receiving her MBA, Heather served as Director of International Wine Sales for Francis Ford Coppola Winery and Rubicon Estate. Over the course of five years with Coppola Winery, Heather built the Export Department from scratch. In 2011, Heather was promoted President of Sales at Inglenook. After eight years of representing California wines, Heather used her skillset and experience to represent Washington wines, as Director – Northwest and International Sales at Charles Smith Wines/K Vintners, based in Seattle. Heather and her partner-in-crime Jeff are avid sailors and alpine skiers. They live in Napa with their two Italian Spinones, Brunella and Luisa.

Renee Linares

rlinares@hallwines.com | Office (212) 759-2008
Renee is now the California Sales Manager and based in Los Angeles.  Renee's previous roles include Northeast Regional Manager at Europvin, Sales Manager at Row Eleven Wine Company and New York market manager for Vintner’s Estates Direct Importing.

David Greenbaum

dgreenbaum@hallwines.com | Cell (615) 856-4533
David Greenbaum joined the HALL & WALT family in October 2016 as the Southeast Regional Sales Manager, overseeing distribution and trade relations in 12 states as well as the Caribbean. Prior to his role with HALL & WALT, David spearheaded distribution and sales efforts as the Luxury Division Manager for the State of South Carolina, overseeing 85 international and domestic luxury wine brands. David has spent the majority of his career in the hospitality industry, working at some of the region’s most notable restaurants. Originally from South Florida, David studied Food and Resource Economics at the University of Florida. He resides with his wife Tracy in Florida.

James Anci

janci@hallwines.com | Cell (516) 770-6378
Over the last 12 years James has worked for Southern Wine & Spirits, Constellation Brands, and Round Pond Estate. He has experienced all sides of the distributor and supplier industry, from small family owned wines to large corporate brands. These experiences have influenced his career direction. "I enjoy working with wines that have a sense of place, a story but also for people that make you feel like part of a family." We are fortunate to have James on our team. James brings a vast amount of experience, knowledge, relationships and ‘street cred’ to the Northeast Manager role. James played college lacrosse at the University of Hartford. When not locked into the business in the Northeast James enjoys spending as much time as he can with his family. "My wife Jaclyn and I have two amazing children, Dylan and Gabrielle who keep us busy every free minute we have."

Chad Nuzum

cnuzum@hallwines.com | Cell (225) 937-9073
Chad Nuzum joined HALL in August of 2012 as our Central Regional Manager.  Prior to joining the HALL team, Chad worked for four years on the distributor side.  During his time there he had experience selling Diageo, Constellation, LVMH, and Gallo to retail accounts.  Chad joined the fine wine division and became a key account representative handling high profile restaurant and retail accounts.  He moved to Dallas in 2012 and continued working within the fine wine division before joining HALL.  Chad received his bachelor’s degree in Business Management with an Entrepreneur focus from Louisiana State University.  His territory includes fourteen states within the Central region.