Thirdly, I chose Pivotal, based in LA and in Champagne. Secondly, I chose Cavalier Selections, in order to sell Faiveley (Henry Cavalier had to close his business after 3 years together). For French wines, I chose Barriere for Bordeaux (a smashing success it turned out to be). It more was which good suppliers fit Colorado and me best.
It wasn't a question of whether I could find good sources or not. I concluded my distributor career, after 4.5 years as co-Sales Manager of Pinnacle Dist.ĭuring those two decades I met many national figures in the wine importation business. That job was followed by 2 years at the North American Wine Co. I worked as National's wine manager for almost 10 years. Within a year they had created a moutain territory of Aspen, Vail, and Steamboat Springs for me and I focused on French wines from Dreyfus-Ashby, Bercut-Vandervoort and Schenly.Īfter two and a half years, I returned to Denver and became the Wine Manager at Best Brands, which then was bought by National Republic. In 1977 I joined Best Brands as their only wine salesperson. After several years back in Colorado, I left academia and entered the Colorado wine distributor network. I wasn't thinking of the business of wine but the seeds of food and wine had been planted. One could say Canon de Colorado had its birth with my first trip to the Cote d'Or, tasting everyone's Bourgogne Rouges. I became an enthusiast for well-priced regional wines. In that preinflation epoch, one could dine daily without harming one's bank account. I landed in Paris as well and had my own restaurant epiphany at Aux Lyonnais, the Temple of Classic Burgundian Cuisine, where I was shocked by the Boeuf Bourguignon. I went into exile in 1968, deeply affected by the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy.
It led directly to a fascination with French food culture and that passion led to her unique career. The profound but simple dish overwhelmed her. She ordered Sole Meunier, expecting little.
Early on they had lunch at a small Parisian restaurant. In the 1950's Julia Child moved to France with her diplomat husband.
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