meet the team

Carl is the entrepreneur behind two successful area businesses. His father, Carl Tolino, started Tolino's Fuel Service, which Carl owns and operates along with Tolino Vineyards. After purchasing the 85 acres farm at 280 Mount Pleasant Rd in Bangor, Carl and his daughter decided it was the perfect spot for a vineyard. Carl uses his 40 years of small business experience combined with an unwavering goal of creating a high quality product and positive customer experience to make Tolino Vineyards successful. In his spare time Carl enjoys spending time with his grandkids and flying his helicopter.

Carl graduated from East Stroudsburg University with a degree in Philosophy. Over the years, he has worked in every aspect of the business from field hand up to winemaker. Carl's passion is making unique alcoholic beverages and sharing that passion with others in the tasting room and at off-site events and festivals. In his spare time Carl enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, brewing beer, riding bikes and skateboarding.

Liz graduated from East Stroudsburg University with a BA in Commercial Recreation and MA in Sports Management. Liz makes sure customers have the best experience in the tasting room whether they are stopping by just for a tasting, to celebrate a wedding, or hanging out to listen to music, paint and sip, or do yoga. Liz and her staff know how to make customers feel welcome and comfortable with the wine tasting process. In her spare time Liz likes to run, hang out with her husband and kids and play on the beach.

Mark graduated from Northampton Community College and is the winery Jack of all trades. Mark provides help where it is needed most, either in the field pruning, mowing or spraying, or in the winery pressing grapes and filtering wine. Mark also manages Tolino Vineyards at the Market located at the Easton Public Market. In his spare time Mark enjoys birdwatching, playing video games, practicing guitar and taking his dog Rosie on hikes.

Paul is the grape growing expert. With a background in Plant Science and many years of experience in the grape growing industry Paul is able to consistently produce high quality fruit year after year. Paul manages the team of vineyard workers who prune and harvest each variety by hand. His philosophy is to aim to use the least amount of synthetic materials on the vines and instead focuses on overall plant health through proper pruning.