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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Florida Jim Rocks!
I've never met the gentleman, but many cognescenti consider Florida Jim the penultimate internet wine guy. A top review from Florida Jim can catapult a producer to startdom, as did Florida Jim's review of Eric Texier's 1999 Côte Rotie. Florida Jim seems to be a dedicated wine nut who has stayed above the various fights that go on at all the various internet wine sites and everyone respects his judgement, even when they disagree with a particular tasting evaluation.

Today, I was handed a copy of Florida Jim's tasting note on the 2000 Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet from Brad Harrington's West Coast Wine Net. Mr. Jim's tasting note reads:

The primary elements of this wine, on both the nose and palate, are rainwater, lemon oil, grapefruit, mineral, and white pepper with secondary elements of custard, herb and pineapple. It is light bodied and almost weightless on the palate but very well concentrated, intense and exhibits lively acids. Perhaps, most remarkable is its ripeness; very few Muscadet that I have tasted have come close to this level of ripeness. It is also integrated and texturally smooth; has a flavor profile that shows both depth and breadth of palate, is clearly of the earth and its place, and, has exceptional length. When allowed to warm close to room temperature, it is one of the finest white wines I have ever had. Delivered to my door, it costs slightly less than $9 a bottle (by the case).

It is presently available at Chambers Street Wines in NY (212-227-1434) and my case will be gone very shortly. Importer is Louis/Dressner Wines.

Being aware that there is entirely too much hyperbole involved in the description of wine, let me say that, if I was afforded but one white wine to drink day in and day out, this would be it. Ready now but will last. Crisp and clean.

This is not only great Muscadet, this is great wine.

My highest recommendation.
Best, Jim


Thank you Florida Jim, on behalf of Marc Olliver (Domaine de la Pépière) and Joe Dressner (Louis/Dressner Selections).



- Joe Dressner 12-23-2001 3:56 am [link] [add a comment]

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