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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La Tesnière Pineau d'Aunis 2001

We heard from Thirery Puzelat that he has been able to secure a nice allocation of 2001 Pineau d'Aunis from the famous La Tesnière vineyard in the Touraine. While the harvest has not been a joyous one, Thierry is delighted with the quality of the fruit he bought from this biodynamic vineyard.

A lot of people think all this talk of biodynamie, organic farming, working the vineyeards, etc., is all nonsense.

It is in years like 2001 where one sees the advantage -- that well treated vineyards produce better fruit in difficult climatic conditions. This is not a rule, but an observation.
- Joe Dressner 10-27-2001 2:57 pm [link] [add a comment]

Cosmocultural Beaujolais?

Beaujolais cult winemaker Jean-Paul Brun was seen in Paris this week with Philippe Viret of the Cosmoculturist Domaine Viret.

Could something be brewing in Charnay-en-Beaujolais?

Speaking of Charnay....if you are drinking the Seguret from internet cult winemaker Eric Texier these days....cool it down a bit before drinking. It will show wonderfully.
- Joe Dressner 10-27-2001 2:53 pm [link] [add a comment]

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