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”. Jean-Philippe Bourgeois specializes in putting 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 immemorial. Shouldering a sixth generation legacy in the beer, wine and spirits industry in his native country, Jean-Philippe has spent years traveling the wine regions and countless time scouring the back roads of Gaul for unique, hand selected, organic wines. His goal is to bring you the most exciting undiscovered gems of the old world; beautiful, passionately hand made wines.
Jean-Philippe Bourgeois
For 6 years, starting in the early 2000s, Jean-Philippe was the General Manager for one of the top fine wine importers in the country and one of the most respected men in the industry. 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.
Appalachian Vintner is our go-to shop, carrying Philippe's wines for our Cooper's Hawk experience. You can find all the wines listed on our menu by visiting their establishment at 745 Biltmore Avenue.
