The Wine Importer

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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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Beaujolais Nouveau from Domaine des Terres Dorées

Yes, it is on sale today. 2001 Beaujolais Nouveau.

I was able to illegally acquire and consume a bottle of Brun's Beaujolais yesterday. There are two Brun bottlings available this year -- for the first time, we are offering an old vines bottling. This is what I drank last night. The vines are all over 50 years old, there is no chaptalization (the wine is a tad under 11 degrees of alcohol, making this the less alcoholic Nouveau in the market).

The wine is what everyone would like Nouveau to be. There are all sorts of berries in the mouth -- is it strawberry, is it blackberry, is it blueberry -- it seems to change all the time. There are more than aromatics, the wine wine actually has a middle and a finish. Most importantly, it is damned easy to drink and to drink several glassfuls of the stuff. Nothing too serious but a lot of fun. A job well done.

There is also a bottling of younger vines. I have not tasted that wine and will not have the time to do so before leaving today for Vinitaly.

Off to Vinitaly

I will be away from this spot for about 10 days, as I am off to Vinitaly. That's right -- Louis/Dressner is planning an expansion into Italian wine!

Vinitaly is is an exciting wine trade shows where big shots like myself walk around several large pavillons filled with Italian wines and make big deals. If I can't find any wine, I'll leave early and go to Peru.

I'll try to connect here, but it might be difficult.

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