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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My Friend André Iché, An Appreciation

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Franck Peillot Joins the 25 Hectos/Hectare Club

You've loved his Mondeuse. You've loved his Altesse. His Altesse Cuvée Buster 1999 was sublime.

Yes, now Franck Peillot has agreed to joint the 25 Hectolitres/Hectare club. He's shooting for 20. Franck is planning to do special pruning and viticultural work to limit yields in one of his parcels to between 10 and 20 hectolitres an hectare. The first result will be in vintage 2002.

More to come.
- Joe Dressner 9-08-2001 9:46 pm [link] [1 ref] [add a comment]

Attention Retailers -- Shelf Talkers!

Louis/Dressner Selections has formed a strategic alliance with The Jeff Connell Quarterly Wine Review and Agricultural Digest (TJCQWRAD) to enhance the marketing of our wines.

Below, is the first in a series of exciting shelf-talkers:




- Joe Dressner 9-07-2001 8:35 pm [link] [add a comment]

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