#fatcork

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SELEUSS Chocolates & Fat Cork (2/2):

Nothing better than FatCork’s fine Champagnes paired with our Haute Chocolate Truffles!

With a kind invitation from www.FatCork.com SELEUSS hosted a Valentine’s Day weekend tasting at FatCork’s Queen Anne Champagne Cave!

We were able to pair-up several of the Champagnes with our Rose (Rosa Mundi) truffle:

- Didier-Ducos: Petale de Rose - Jean Baillette-Prudhomme: Rose de Saignee

Much thanks and appreciation to Bryan Maletis, Chloe Hanson, Jessica Martin for setting everything up and last but not the least, club member Debora Robinett for introducing SELEUSS to FatCork!

www.FatCork.com

www.SELEUSS.com

www.fatcork.com/about

FatCork’s Story:

In 2007 a serendipitous chain of events began. Enter Bryan Maletis: Portland native with a fancy for wine and the youngest Brand Manager in the history of Winebow. He was put in charge of the brand Champagne Laurent Perrier and though managing the New York and New Jersey region offered a promising career, Bryan eventually longed to return to the West Coast. The decision to move to Seattle would soon prove to be the most important step in Bryan’s life: it was the Emerald City that brought Bryan Maletis and Abigail Richardson together. Soon after the two started dating, Abby saw the entrepreneurial ambitions that fueled Bryan and convinced him to enroll in the University of Washington MBA program.

From the beginning of their relationship, Bryan and Abby have celebrated everyday with at least a nightly “Cheers.” Their love for wine eventually enticed them to travel to France. This trip doubled as their first vacation together and first time for both in Champagne.

This trip proved to be life changing in many ways. While visit- ing the headquarters of Champagne Laurent Perrier, the two were introduced to Bryan’s distant coworker Jean-Pierre Willemsen, the V.P. of Worldwide Sales for whom Bryan held immense respect. The three hit it off immediately over a bottle of Rosé as Bryan and Abby pointed out the young and enthusiastic market for Champagne that existed back in the United States.

Over a year later, Bryan received a surprising call from Jean-Pierre offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Jean-Pierre had left Laurent Perrier to act as the chief exporter for a multitude of grower Champagnes to Italy and was interested in expanding overseas. He proposed a partnership with Bryan acting as the exclusive U.S. importer. They both saw the value of working together and bringing a highly selective group of grower Champagnes direct-to-consumer to ensure quality control. Without hesitation, Bryan met Jean-Pierre in New York City to finalize the plans and Fat Cork was born.

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SELEUSS Chocolates & Fat Cork (1/2):

Nothing better than FatCork's fine Champagnes paired with our Haute Chocolate Truffles!

With a kind invitation from www.FatCork.com SELEUSS hosted a Valentine's Day weekend tasting at FatCork's Queen Anne Champagne Cave!

We were able to pair-up several of the Champagnes with our Rose (Rosa Mundi) truffle:

- Didier-Ducos: Petale de Rose - Jean Baillette-Prudhomme: Rose de Saignee

Much thanks and appreciation to Bryan Maletis, Chloe Hanson, Jessica Martin for setting everything up and last but not the least, club member Debora Robinett for introducing SELEUSS to FatCork!

www.FatCork.com

www.SELEUSS.com

www.fatcork.com/about

FatCork's Story:

In 2007 a serendipitous chain of events began. Enter Bryan Maletis: Portland native with a fancy for wine and the youngest Brand Manager in the history of Winebow. He was put in charge of the brand Champagne Laurent Perrier and though managing the New York and New Jersey region offered a promising career, Bryan eventually longed to return to the West Coast. The decision to move to Seattle would soon prove to be the most important step in Bryan’s life: it was the Emerald City that brought Bryan Maletis and Abigail Richardson together. Soon after the two started dating, Abby saw the entrepreneurial ambitions that fueled Bryan and convinced him to enroll in the University of Washington MBA program.

From the beginning of their relationship, Bryan and Abby have celebrated everyday with at least a nightly “Cheers.” Their love for wine eventually enticed them to travel to France. This trip doubled as their first vacation together and first time for both in Champagne.

This trip proved to be life changing in many ways. While visit- ing the headquarters of Champagne Laurent Perrier, the two were introduced to Bryan’s distant coworker Jean-Pierre Willemsen, the V.P. of Worldwide Sales for whom Bryan held immense respect. The three hit it off immediately over a bottle of Rosé as Bryan and Abby pointed out the young and enthusiastic market for Champagne that existed back in the United States.

Over a year later, Bryan received a surprising call from Jean-Pierre offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Jean-Pierre had left Laurent Perrier to act as the chief exporter for a multitude of grower Champagnes to Italy and was interested in expanding overseas. He proposed a partnership with Bryan acting as the exclusive U.S. importer. They both saw the value of working together and bringing a highly selective group of grower Champagnes direct-to-consumer to ensure quality control. Without hesitation, Bryan met Jean-Pierre in New York City to finalize the plans and Fat Cork was born.