joe dressner

My name is Joe Dressner and I'm The Wine Importer of many French, an increasing number of Italian wines and a Port. I am part of a company, Louis/Dressner Selections, which tries to find interesting and often unusual wines that express the terroir the wines come from and the talent and hard work of the winemakers. This site is my personal spot and has no relation to the company I work for.

The point of this site is unabashed self-promotion, which I have learned is the key to success in the business world. Long and hard experience has taught me that the quality of our wines is unimportant -- it is my ability to network and promote myself that matters most in the business world. Image and illusion are all that matters and our customers feel reassured to know they are buying wine from an important personality who has his own web site.

Most of this site is true, but some of it is fictional. I often forget which part is which. Everyone in the wine trade takes themselves so seriously that I am trying to bring a little perspective and humor into what should be a joyous trade. By the way, my lawyer suggested I include this paragraph.

The site is organized by chronological posts in descending order. There are several posts on each page and you can go to earlier posts by scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking on older posts. This is a very user-friendly feature.




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Congratulations to Shawn Mead!
Shawn Mead, the former sommellier at Campagne Restaurant in Seattle, has joined Louis/Dressner Selections!

Shawn has a long history in the wine trade and is one of the West Coast's most respected wine authorities, educators and wine activists. She has been a strong supporter of our wines and has twice travelled to France with our company. Shawn has great conviction, wine knowledge, charisma, intelligence and a strong appreciation and respect for the vineyard and cellar work of the vignerons making real wine. She is also sufficiently crazy to work with us. We are delighted to have her joining us at Louis/Dressner.


Pictured above is Shawn Mead, the manager of the Najjar Car Care Garage of South City in Missouri (somewhere near St. Louis). Garage services include all basic maintenance needs-- from oil changes, to manufacturer's recommended mileage services, to even state inspections!

Mr. Mead has earned the respect of his clients, even though he has never been in the wine trade. Don Siener of St. Louis reports:

"I'm 63 years old. This is the first time I've ever been to a car repair shop where I could've been charged a lot more, but he [Shawn] didn't. All the people treated me well. The whole crew was very nice."

Shawn Mead the garagiste has no relationship to Shawn Mead who has just joined Louis/Dressner Selections. The Louis/Dressner Shawn Mead is a woman and easily distinguished from Shawn Mead the Garagiste.



Pictured above is yet another Shawn Mead who is not working at Louis/Dressner Selections and who also has no relationship to the Shawn Mead at Najjar Car Care Garage in Missouri.

This Shawn Mead is the faculty advisor of the Phi Beta Lamda Chapter at Labette Community College in Parsons, Kansas. Phi Beta Lamda is very active in community service and Mr. Mead is shown preparing meals for senior citizens at the Faith Methodist Church. According to the sorority: "citizens benefit both from the delicious food and the great fellowship."

It is unclear if they drink wine at the Faith Methodist Church. Currently, Louis/Dressner Selections does not have distribution in Parsons, Kansas.
- Joe Dressner 9-20-2005 1:17 am [link] [2 refs] [12 comments]

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