Bourgeois Wines

Bourgeois Family Selections is a highly specialized importing company that puts the focus on the greatest wine nation in the world, France. The heart and soul of France are the small estates which are the very pulse of its lifeblood, “le vin”. We put the spotlight where it belongs, on the terroir that generations of the same family have toiled, the handpicked grapes, wine lovingly made with the knowledge handed down father to son, since time memorable. Jean-Philippe is a sixth generation legacy in the beer, wine and spirits industry in his native country. He has spent years traveling the wine regions and countless time scouring the back roads of Gaul for unique, hand selected, organic wines. Our goal is to bring you what only a Frenchman can; the most exciting undiscovered gems of the old world; beautiful, passionately hand made wines, never before available in the US market.

Our mission is straightforward: to empower our small estate producers from emerging regions as well as ancestral regions, which we feel represent the absolute best of the best, to market these wines with diligence and honor within the US and abroad and to make our wines approachable and great values to the American consumer. The company is owned and managed by the Bourgeois family. As a native of France, Jean-Philippe is personally and professionally committed to empowering the small estate producers by achieving the highest possible level of quality distribution, awareness, and image in the US market and abroad. We endeavor to recognize and represent innovative, progressive and unique winemakers and their vineyards from both ancestrally recognized areas as well as regions that are considered to be newly emerging within the US market but have been known for their wine making prowess since antiquity.

"In Europe we thought of wine as something as healthy and normal as food and also a great giver of happiness and well being and delight. Drinking wine was not a snobbism nor a sign of sophistication nor a cult; it was as natural as eating and to me as necessary."
- Ernest Hemingway

The People
	Jean-Philippe Bourgeois Over the past 6 years, Jean-Philippe was the General Manager for one of the top importers in the country and one of the most respected men in the industry, Eric Solomon of European Cellars. Six years spent with the best of the best honed to a fine sheen his lifelong passion for wine. He has also consulted for several projects to help start or improve the efficiency of various importers. Since a young age, Jean-Philippe has been traveling within the viniculture regions of France and Europe. Due to his lifelong passion for wine, international education, resulting in 2 BAs and one MBA, extensive travel and fluency in three languages: French, English and Spanish; he is uniquely suited to facilitate the best interests of producers and distributors, and provide American customers with hand selected and unique fine wines.


	Stephanie Bourgeois Stephanie is coming to us after many years in sales and marketing within the financial services sector. Having traveled extensively throughout the viticulture regions of Europe and Asia she has an in depth perspective of the global wine trade. Her extensive experience, multi-cultural background and proficiency in French, combined with a fresh outlook on the wine industry in the US and abroad are a welcome addition to Bourgeois Family Selections. As Vice President, she supports Philippe in managing Bourgeois Family Selections, and is the director of sales and marketing. Based in Swannanoa, NC, Stephanie is your sales contact for the eastern part of the United States.


	Veronique Barth A native of France, Veronique joined Bourgeois Family Selections after spending 6 years supporting Fortune 500 companies in the global business section of AT&T. This unique experience allowed her to hone her sales and customer support skills working with a wide selection of clients. She left the world of telecoms for that of wine to follow in the steps of her father, uncle, and her grand-father who all worked in the beer, wine, and spirits industry. Based in Houston, TX, Veronique is your sales contact for the western part of the United States.

If you need information about Bourgeois Family Selections, email us, call 704-837-2441, or feel free to use our online request form.