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.

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Hype for the 2005 Beaujolais

For once, a vintage and region deserves the hype.

We've been importing Beaujolais since 1989 (when there were only eight crus) and the 2005s are among the best wines I can remember. Perhaps a bit less finesse than the legendary 1991s, but more material and concentration. These are wines to drink now or to hide in a cellar and open in fifteen or twenty years.

Just yesterday, we tasted at Clos de la Roilette and Louis-Claude Desvignes. The Desvignes' Morgon are not yet bottled, but the 2005 Roilette will be coming to America in a few weeks. Oddly, the Cuvee Tardive is more flattering right now and you should run to get some of this stuff. I just put aside twelve bottles in a hidden spot at the Louis/Dressner Complex in Poil Rouge. You should do something similar.


- Joe Dressner 8-12-2006 7:07 am [link] [9 refs] [7 comments]

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