Sunday, March 1, 2026

There once was an import company with a warehouse on Bladensbourg Road called Laurent Selections that I worked for, hired by the president and family member of Chateau Monbrison In Margaux Bordeaux France, Laurent Vonderheyden that hired me in 1987 was it, that I took over many of his accounts to work and sell for in Washington DC, the sheets start with what he sold them, followed by what Inadded, stores and restaurants, my notes, cheers! A thriving market back then!

I worked with Linda and Susan taking our orders and processing them for de iveries, and Alan Cohen and Pascal Salvadori also selling alongside me in Washington DC! cheets, it was a great experience for me, my first in wholesale. Sante a tous et merci a tous! Anthony Alan Quinn, now as I look back and post this, very different times, hard times for the small retail stores. Happy March 1st, 2026 Sunday now 2:44pm as I start to add these pages and pictures.
my video I just made. My mamy photo pages, still more to come.
Up to the letter T so now will do U-Z soon. This is really a who - who's of mostly the retail wine stores in Washington DC that were serving their neighborhoods and supporting both small and large wholesalers and giving customers a broad choice to select to drink and enjoy from. It was a thriving time in the local DC wine and food business, and gave lots of people chances, and was stimulating and enjoyable, challenging and exciting. it got my adrenalin going, that's for sure, These pages alsp preserve the names and places of those in the business and the names of their stores and operations that might otherwise be forgotten and lost. SO : Her's to a bit of our glorious history in Washington DC. Thanks to each and everyone of them.