Today is a huge day for us here at Cameron Hughes Wine and for you — our valued friends and dedicated customers. After months of discussions and meetings and more meetings (yes, the downside of this stuff), Bacchus, an investment fund providing growth capital specifically to the wine industry, has invested in our company. We are honored by their confidence, especially in a time when credit is hard to come by, and we appreciate that in the wine industry alternative sources of funding have now become available.

Now, let’s get to the most important part – what does this mean for you? It means more great deals — many more. It means more access to our wine. It means that we will continue to scour the planet and bring you wines that will inspire us all to believe that amazing wine does not have to blow a hole in your wallet.

So, to celebrate this big day, I asked Cameron and Sam Bronfman II, founder of Bacchus, former President of the Seagram Chateau and Estates, and former Chairman of Diageo’s Global Wine Division, to share some inside information on the wine industry.

Now, it’s not everyday that we can eavesdrop drop on a wine conversation between two industry insiders. We tried to make it feel like you are sitting right next to them, enjoying your glass of Lot wine (in this interview they are enjoying a delicious bottle of Lot 84). Enjoy:

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It’s still hard to think that only seven years ago, Cam and I started this company out of our loft in Potrero Hill in San Francisco with Cam selling our wine out of the back of his Volvo. (He had it so loaded with wine people were constantly flashing their brights at him.)

Today, we have an office but the kids still come to work everyday and so do Lulu and Oscar. Some things will never change, and I hope that you will stay with us on this insane journey.

In celebration of this big day and why we do what we do each and every single day, I raise a glass to you with my thanks and most grateful appreciation for your support over these many years. May we have many more together enjoying the gems of Cam’s sourcing genius!

Jess, co-founder and chief wife

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