Great French Wines looking for distribution in CA & LA

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Great French Wines looking for distribution in CA & LA

Posted by Veronique on May 12, 2008 at 8:14am in Classifieds

Une fois n'est pas coutume...

Bourgeois Family Selections, an importing company specialized in great value/great quality organic French wines is looking to expand its distribution network and is primarily looking at CA and LA. This said, we are looking to fill any gaps we have in our ever growing distribution network.

If you are in the distribution business, and are interested in carrying the rising star of French portfolios, please get in touch!

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Permalink Reply by Arthur Przebinda on May 12, 2008 at 10:39am: Try Wally's : http://www.openwineconsortium.org/profile/WallysWineandSpirits; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Veronique on May 12, 2008 at 10:41am: Thanks for the tip Mr Arthur... aren't they a retailer though? I guess I'd better go ahead abd check out their website for more info....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Arthur Przebinda on May 12, 2008 at 10:53am: I guess I misunderstood what you were looking for.

If you go to the Members page and search Ny "Distributor" or whatever term you think might be pertinent, you might find some people to approach about ditributing your imports. Also, try contacting Inertia and Wark Communications.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Corey on May 12, 2008 at 4:42pm: Veronique,
You might be interested in taking advantage of Inertia's Direct-to-Trade initiative to distribute your wines in CA. I'd love to chat with you about the access and control you can gain through this innovative sales channel.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Veronique on May 12, 2008 at 4:58pm: Corey, although I appreciate you reaching out. We are looking for local distributors with sales forces and trucks not to sell directly to the retail industry.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Pascal Davis on May 12, 2008 at 5:19pm: Je reponds pour Corey. En attendant de trouver des camions et de la force de vente, vous pouvez quand meme vendre en direct si vous avez de la demande, il vous faut juste un clearing distributor pour gerer la paperasse. Aller en direct est un bon moyen de prouver la demande aux distributeurs qui n'ont pas toujours besoin de nouvelles marques; Heritage Link Brands d'Afrique du Sud a procede comme cela avec notre aide et a desormais trouve un distributeur (avec des camions) et n'a plus trop besoin de passer en direct. Le meilleur moyen reste d'aller au trade tasting et de trouver un distributeur directement. Bon courage!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Joel Vincent on May 12, 2008 at 10:48pm: Holy cow, I was actually able to read this without Google translate. My parents would be proud. ;-); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Pascal Davis on May 13, 2008 at 9:09am: lol - Yeah sorry to all for the Frenchness - couldn't resist typing some French after Veronique's ouverture :-)
That said for translation I was simply pointing out the fact that although going direct can be a lot of work it can help convince distributors of a brand's chances of success - incubation style. We have worked with a South African importer who introduced their great brand by working both channels: direct and via wholesalers. Their good success in direct has helped them secure a distributor.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Allan S on May 13, 2008 at 8:07am: Veronique,
What type of French wines or regions do you represent. I represent a Family owned distribution company/winery/importer in Southern California. We cover an area from Santa Barbara to the Mexican Border. I currently represent J. Drouhin, Campuget, Duval Leroy, from your country.
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Permalink Reply by Veronique on May 13, 2008 at 8:16am: Hi Allan,

Thanks for getting in touch. If you can email me your contact info at veronique@bourgeoiswines.com, I will happily send you our book along with more info on what we do. Does your company have a website? If so, I'd love to check it out. Is it sanantoniowinery.com listed on your profile?

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Permalink Reply by Stacy Nelson on June 11, 2008 at 10:42am: Hi Veronique! I have to say I am so impressed by your wines (that Cab Franc you sent into the show was incredible). Do you have an affiliate program where we can link for direct sales from our website or is that not an option at this time?

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Permalink Reply by Pascal Davis on June 11, 2008 at 10:48am: Hi Stacy,
While I can't speak for Veronique's operations, I wanted to point out that you can set up such an affiliate relationship with any retailer/winery operating through Inertia's ecommerce platform. I am running affiliate programs for Inertia's clients. If you'd like to learn more, please let me know.
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