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ABOUT CHAMBERS & CHAMBERS WINE MERCHANTS
HISTORY
In 1972 Chambers & Chambers Wine Merchants booked its first sale, pre-selling wines from France. In the early days, it was a small family affair with Jack and Suzanne Chambers buying, selling, unloading containers, and delivering each case of wine they sold. Jack's wife, Barbara, took on the administrative details and with a lot of sweat equity the company grew and began to represent some of the great estates in Burgundy, which we continue to represent to this day.
The company focused on French wines as Jack's passion for Burgundy brought all three of the partners to France often. In time the portfolio has grown to include estates from Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Madeira, Argentina and California.
By 1979, the company had started to distribute a few selected California wines and that same year Hawaii became a part of the growing markets served by Chambers & Chambers. Concurrent with his role with Chambers & Chambers, Jack had a tandem career as an airline pilot with Western Airlines. While based in Hawaii, Jack realized the limited availability of quality wines on the islands and saw an opportunity for the company to expand into the Hawaii market.
Suzanne was named president of Chambers & Chambers in 1993 and continues in that role today. Jack retired from day to day operations in 2003, although he still sits on the board of directors and stays current with the company's business. The Chambers wine family has grown quite a bit over the years, and there are many people who have contributed to our company's success.
In 1972 Chambers & Chambers Wine Merchants booked its first sale, pre-selling wines from France. In the early days, it was a small family affair with Jack and Suzanne Chambers buying, selling, unloading containers, and delivering each case of wine they sold. Jack's wife, Barbara, took on the administrative details and with a lot of sweat equity the company grew and began to represent some of the great estates in Burgundy, which we continue to represent to this day.
The company focused on French wines as Jack's passion for Burgundy brought all three of the partners to France often. In time the portfolio has grown to include estates from Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Madeira, Argentina and California.
By 1979, the company had started to distribute a few selected California wines and that same year Hawaii became a part of the growing markets served by Chambers & Chambers. Concurrent with his role with Chambers & Chambers, Jack had a tandem career as an airline pilot with Western Airlines. While based in Hawaii, Jack realized the limited availability of quality wines on the islands and saw an opportunity for the company to expand into the Hawaii market.
Suzanne was named president of Chambers & Chambers in 1993 and continues in that role today. Jack retired from day to day operations in 2003, although he still sits on the board of directors and stays current with the company's business. The Chambers wine family has grown quite a bit over the years, and there are many people who have contributed to our company's success.