Comments on: Joe Dressner, importer of “real” wines, dies at 60 http://www.drvino.com/2011/09/19/joe-dressner-wine-importer/ wine talk that goes down easy Tue, 21 May 2013 09:25:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: The Round-Up Free Weekly Wine Round-Up | Sedimentary Wine Blog http://www.drvino.com/2011/09/19/joe-dressner-wine-importer/#comment-352864 The Round-Up Free Weekly Wine Round-Up | Sedimentary Wine Blog Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:41:28 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=9626#comment-352864 [...] from people he wasn’t that close with included Dr. Vino and Tom [...]

]]> By: Tom http://www.drvino.com/2011/09/19/joe-dressner-wine-importer/#comment-352672 Tom Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:57:18 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=9626#comment-352672 Joe was my favorite importer. Partly because he recognized the value and greatness of Loire and Beaujolais. His portfolio is dominated by well-priced, food-friendly wines. Not brands or trophy wines.

Granted, he was not the most diplomatic, but many top importers have unique personalities. I loved his quirky sense of humor as seen in many of his web entries. I liked that he stood up for real wine.

Being from outside of Manhattan, I regularly engaged in brief conversation just to let him know that there is life outside of NYC. In my world, I just wanted to get a piece of his pie. All the other stuff is secondary. I sure did enjoy the generosity of the exquisite food at his in-office tastings. I still remember that smoked duck.

Here is my all time favorite wine posting:
http://www.datamantic.com/joedressner/?28

]]> By: jason carey http://www.drvino.com/2011/09/19/joe-dressner-wine-importer/#comment-352645 jason carey Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:25:41 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=9626#comment-352645 They guy was a great wine importer.. and sometimes not such a nice guy.

]]> By: Terroirist » Daily Wine News: Remembering Joe Dressner http://www.drvino.com/2011/09/19/joe-dressner-wine-importer/#comment-352593 Terroirist » Daily Wine News: Remembering Joe Dressner Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:04:38 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=9626#comment-352593 [...] of wonderful tributes have now been written, including postings from Jon Bonné, Eric Asimov, Tyler Colman, Mike Steinberger, Alice Feiring, Lyle Fass, and Tom [...]

]]> By: Kelsey http://www.drvino.com/2011/09/19/joe-dressner-wine-importer/#comment-352570 Kelsey Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:17:18 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=9626#comment-352570 A brave, forgiving post. I enjoyed reading it and am sad to hear of the loss.

]]> By: Morgan Hartman http://www.drvino.com/2011/09/19/joe-dressner-wine-importer/#comment-352548 Morgan Hartman Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:47:29 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=9626#comment-352548 He never met me, but he also never apologized to me either. You were one of the lucky ones. Defaming the character of strangers shouldn’t be a hobby just because you have cancer.

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