Nadia Dmytriw: Baudelaire to Bordeaux and back to the Bay Area
Nadia Dmytriw is the Founder of Floraison Selections, a company that imports and distributes French wine, cider and beer.
Nadia has been working in the wine industry for two decades. Her passion for wine led her to work in various aspects of the wine trade in France and Russia before returning to California. She worked her way up to Managing Partner in her previous company, Joli Vin Imports, and spent nearly a decade representing many of the growers with whom she continues to work at Floraison Selections.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
Nadia Dmytriw recalls the first time she has tasted and became interested in wine
Nadia’s journey from having no knowledge of wine to becoming a wine consultant in Russia
How Nadia helped make the U.S. agriculture appealing to Russia
How Nadia carved herself into the U.S. wine industry
Nadia explains why she’s intent on having the words: meaningful, satisfying, productive and healthy as pillars of her wine business
What Nadia is doing to push Floraison Selections forward despite the COVID-19 pandemic
In this episode…
"One night, from bottles, sang the soul of wine," wrote French poet Charles Pierre Baudelaire in his poem The Soul of Wine. Nadia Dmytriw read it and became love-struck by the magic fluid locked in a bottle. She had never tasted wine before and knew nothing about it, but life had plans for her. Little did she know that would be the beginning of her journey in the wine industry.
From landing a job at a prestigious chateau in Bordeaux, France as a wine novice, to becoming a wine consultant to the U.S Embassy in Russia, Nadia has had a far-reaching hold on all things wine. Today, she is back in the Bay Area as the founder of Floraison Selections, an importer and distributor of French wine, cider, and beer.
In this episode of the Alexi Cashen Podcast, Nadia Dmytriw of Floraison Selections shares her inspirational stories with Alexi about her journey in the wine industry, the pillars that she holds on a pedestal for her wine business, and how she's kept her company afloat and pushing through the downturn caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Stay tuned.
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