Your Fav Importer?

who is your fav importer?

  • 1. Polaner
  • 2. Wilson Daniels
  • 3.Kermit Lynch
  • 4. Rosenthal
  • 5. Solomon
  • 6.Wasserman
  • 7. Kacher
  • 8. Theise
  • 9. Kravitz
  • 10. Louis Dressner
  • 11. Chadderdon
  • 12.Vineyard brands
  • 13. Skunick
  • 14. Weygandt
  • 15. K & L
  • 16. You forgot a major player
  • 17. I have no passion for importers
  • 18. The Rare Wine Co
  • 19. Importers are unnecessary

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I seem to like wines imported by; Kermit Lynch, Rosenthal, Dressner and Wasserman but there are many, many I’m unaware of too. Who is your fav?

2 way tie; Lynch & Weygandt.

Martines Wines and North Berkley Imports.

Flawed poll. You forgot whole teams of serious players.

Rosenthal, easily. A great combination of LDM’s esotericness and just consistently yummy juice. LDM definitely is a fave, but tends to have more misses in their portfolo than what I’ve experienced with Rosenthal.

They bring in Montevertine, one of my all time favorite reds at any price.

I fully admit I have limited knowledge of importers. Who do you like better than Kermit or Rosenthal?

It’s not a matter of “like better”, it’s the sheer number of players left out:

Domaine Select
Vinity
Vias
Zigzagando
Farm Wines
North Berkeley
Italia Wine Imports
Villa Italia
Estate Wines
Oliver McCrum
Zancanella Importing
Martine
Vin DiVino
Montecastelli
Tricana
Franco Imports
Chadderdon
Monte Bianco
Empson

And those are just a tiny fraction of folks, most of whom are heavy into Italian wine which leaves out many, many more with other areas of focus.

Jorge Ordonez???

Cellarhand
Andrew Guard
Bibendum
Negociants
Domaine Wine Shippers
Vinous Imports
Trembath and Taylor

FWIW I voted for Louis Dressner, though I don’t think I have a ‘fav’ importer in particular.
In my experience I have hits and misses with every importer, so I’m not sure that is the yardstick either.
For me, I guess it comes down to a question of, if I am looking at a wine but have not yet tried that particular producer does the importer help me decide to give it a whirl? So far I have found LDM, Kermit, Rosenthal, Theise/Skurnik, and perhaps Solomon and Weygandt all helpful. I’m totally open to adding others to the list as my experience widens. The list does not have to be short in my view.

I have heard that this importer, http://www.dortodoor.com/Who-Am-I/Who-Is-Jeremy-Holmes/Who-is-Jeremy-Holmes.asp, has a sick sense of humour but still brings in some good value burgs.

You forgot Garagiste newhere

also forgot Jose Pastor

I look for the producer, not the importer; except when it’s time for a trade tasting, I just no longer pay much attention to who brought the wine in. For one thing, there’s been a lot of movement on the part of winemakers from one importer to another over the past few years.

Of course, if a particular importer is known as a cheapskate when it comes time to ship under good conditions, I’ll give those wines a wide berth.

I didn’t vote for Polaner, but they do bring in some great wines. A great exampleis Calabretta!

Three-way tie: Dressner, Kermit, and Beaune Imports.

Oh wait… Terry and Rudi, too.

Maybe next time ask people before you poll them who should be included in the poll so the whole thread won’t be a list which items should’ve been in the poll . . .