About Us 

Our goal at Selection Massale is to import the best natural wines, period.  We do not work in every region or try to fulfill every need, but rather bring what we believe to be the most exciting, precise, well-made natural wines available.

Our selections come from small wineries.  Our vignerons work the land organically for the most part, biodynamically for some.  All the wines are fermented naturally and made without cellar trickery or makeup.  We favor clean, highly drinkable wines.  We want our wines to be the first bottles emptied at the dinner table, but the longest remembered.

The Team

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​Nadim Audi

Partner + National Sales Manager
Nadim grew up between France and Lebanon and developed a taste for drinking Beaujolais at the cMairie in Paris instead of attending lectures at the nearby Sorbonne. He traded wine for journalism for a few years to cover the Middle East from Egypt, but it called him back when he moved to Chicago. He ran into Selection Massale in 2011 while trying to figure out a way to score some Lenoir Chinon in the U.S. After a few years of working retail in the city he is excited to share the wines with his fellow Chicagoans. He lives in Logan Square with his wife and three children.

​​Carlos Camacho

Partner, South Bay/Monterey/Santa Cruz Sales
​Carlos is a wine drinker who lives in the beautiful Carmel Valley.  Carlos started drinking the heavy Cabs back in the 90s, and after almost a 20 year journey, he is back drinking Cabs, although the ones in our portfolio aren't exactly kissing cousins of Napa Cabs.  He discovered the existence of wine gurus Cory and Guilhaume through Cory’s blog, and later when they started Selection Massale, he bought everything they sold.  After a while he was invited to become a partner in Selection Massale, and he is very happy about it.  With Guilhaume, he is in the search of the best steak and when they get together they end up eating way to much of it.  He travels to visit his family in Ecuador constantly and wishes he could also import Selection Massale’s wine there. 

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Kate Cornelius-Schecter

Illinois Sales Manager
​A Chicago transplant, originally from New York, Kate Cornelius-Schecter is a lifetime lover of wine who made her Chicago home at Red and White. Recently, she had the privilege of working harvest in the Loire, where she encountered many wonderful people and learned a great deal about winemaking.  Some of those wonderful people are Selection Massale producers, who she is thrilled to represent in Chicago. When not with wine, you can find Kate teaching yoga and eating all you can eat sushi.

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​Joseph Crosthwaite

NYC + Brooklyn Sales
After reading Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Wine, this California native explored other readings and drank as much Gamay from Loire and Garnacha from Catalunya as one could before joining the wine industry. After wine trips abroad, he started working in wine bars and retail shops throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan. He resides in Brooklyn and likes pizza, music, and long walks.

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​Tim Gagnon​

Partner, General Manager
After moving to New York City from his home state of New Hampshire, Tim Gagnon became enveloped in the world of wine by working in restaurants around the city while studying at Pratt Institute. After various forays into different creative outlets, and a brief stint living in London, he returned to New York to pursue wine full time. In 2012 he met Guilhaume while working at Thirst in Brooklyn, and began voraciously drinking as many wines from Selection Massale as possible. After a brief respite from the city as a cellar rat and farm hand in upstate New York, he returned and worked as Wine and Spirits Buyer at Chambers Street Wines. A trip to France in 2015 solidified Tim and Guilhaume’s friendship, but not until Drake’s new album from that year was listened to at least 100 times. He currently resides in upstate NY and is very happy to call Selection Massale home.

​Guilhaume Gerard

Partner, Producer Liaison
​Guilhaume is Selection Massale's co-founder and co-owner.  He grew up between Paris and the south of France before moving to the States. In 2007 he opened one of the first natural wine bar in San Francisco.  He left to start Selection Massale in 2010.  Guilhaume now resides in Paris with his wife Kimberly and their three kids, Louis, Georges and Pablo.

​James Levens

NYC Sales Manager
James is a Georgia boy who has made New York his adopted home. Originally moving to the city to work in kitchens like Gramercy Tavern, he began to develop a passion for wine. After 15 years in the kitchen he decided to take a leap of faith to a career in wine. A bottle of Cabernet Franc from Anjou was the spark that lit the fire. James lives in Brooklyn, where he enjoys dining out, constantly. He still loves to cook, making bread and pizza at home. When he is not out selling wine, you will find him obsessively searching for the next great taqueria or slice shop.

​Eric Moorer

Washington D.C. Sales
​Eric is a DC resident by way of Pittsburgh, who comes to us from the team at Domestique. He truly enjoys the relationships with both people and places that working in wine has offered and looks forward to sharing a bottle and a story with anyone interested. Find him tending to the houseplants or watching the Premier League.

​Dan Perzan

Chicago Sales
​Born in Poland and raised in Chicago, Dan's journey in hospitality began in the kitchen where he spent eight years before being lured behind the bar. It was no small coincidence that around the time Dan started running a bar program, Nadim walked through his doors with a bag full of wine. This new friendship coupled with a taste of Guy Breton's Morgon set Dan off on a path of learning about wine. He eventually joined the opening team at All Together Now! and not long after that found himself selling wine and spirits with the now-defunct Tenzing. When not slinging flirty ferments, you'll find Dan slurping noodles, obsessing over F1, and wandering aimlessly through cemeteries.

Rebekah Pineda

NY + NJ Sales
(b.San Antonio, TX) has found herself living in Brooklyn after investing several years in the DC's restaurant and wine retail game; most recently part of the small opening team at Domestique. Beyond a lifelong fascination with taste and place; she loves making wine as playful and inclusive as possible. With that in mind, she helped produce things like UN BALLON and Domestique's Major Taylor Fellowship. When she is not drinking wine, you can find her: power walking, photographing bathrooms, or pretending to read.