While the French
wine offerings in the U.S. often take up plenty of shelves,
champagne is limited to a much smaller range of marquee brands. One company seeks to change that.
Fatcork.com is a new website which imports and sells grower Champagnes.
Wine Business reports that Bryan Maletis is the son of Columbia Distributor's owner Ed Maletis, who runs the largest beer, wine and soft drink wholesaler in the Northwest. The new start-up is a dream for Bryan Maletis and his wife. They are importing champagnes from 12 growers with a total of 39 cuvees, basically two to five cuvees from each grower. Most of the growers were not imported in the U.S. previously. The website gives tasting notes and
food pairing notes for each bottle. Prices range from $40-$200, with a median price of about $52. Fatcork is using
UPS to ship to states where direct shipment is allowed.
