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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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The Art of Wine Tasting

Click to Read An Exciting Exposé of The Three Tier Schnook System!

Clicking Here Takes You to A Breathtaking Minute-by-Minute Account of a Glamorous Day in the Life of The Wine Importer!

Click Here to Speed to the Non-Fictional Louis/Dressner Selections Website

My Friend André Iché, An Appreciation

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One More Year

I had four heart transplants exactly one year ago today. My thanks to Denyse, Jules, Alyce, Sam, Irene, Buster and many others.

It is great to be alive, even if the top estates in the Côte Rotie are using the Côtes-du-Rhône yeast and relentlessly reacidifying.

My Children Many Years Ago Before They DIscovered the Internet

My Wife Before She Met Me in an Internet Chat Room

Cans of Industrial Yeasts Used to Make Crappy Industrial Wines

- Joe Dressner 5-25-2001 12:15 am [link] [add a comment]

Memorial Day Preparations

I'm off to the beach tomorrow and I am all-equipped with the bundles of summertime clothing I received from J. Crew this morning. Fashion is very important for The Wine Importer and I couldn't be more pleased with the quality and stylishness of my J. Crew selections.

And now, through an exclusive arrangment, we can offer you, our reader, an exclusive arrangement with J. Crew that guarantees you receive the best prices available from this reputable outfit. Just click on the banner below and you will go direct to Crew's site and receive incredible discounts and offers:

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Customer's ordering a minimum of $320.00 at J. Crew before June 15th will also receive a mixed case of Clos du Tue Boeuf and Pierre Overnoy wines (in localities that allow shipping of wines from New York retailers)! So hurry, and get in those orders!

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