National Sales
Robert Jones joined Kysela Père et Fils, LTD. in June 2001, after approximately 14 years of working with wine in restaurants, hotels and private clubs in these areas - Roanoke VA, Charlotte NC, Martha’s Vineyard MA, Atlanta GA & Richmond VA. Under Robert’s tenure as the sommelier and ...
View Profile
President/Owner/National Sales
Fran Kysela has been in the wine business for 37 years. In 1989, he received the Master Sommelier award from the British Court of Master Sommeliers, and in 1994 he founded his wine importing & distributing company. More on Fran Kysela
View Profile
National & Local Sales
Paul joined the Kysela team in 2002. Having worked in the Import/Wholesale business for over 20 years, Paul has been instrumental in growing the Southwestern Virginia business for Kysela Pere et Fils, LTD. Paul currently resides in the "Star City of the South", Roanoke, Virginia. Outside of work, ...
View Profile
National & Local Sales
Jeremy Sutton has worked in the wine business for over 15 years, and has been with Kysela Pere et Fils, LTD since 2008. Jeremy cut his teeth in the business at Bistro 309 (now Bistro Bethem) in Fredericksburg, VA, & retailer Superior Liquor in Superior, CO. Jeremy began selling KPF products locally ...
View Profile
National Sales - Midwest
Jim comes to us with a BA and MBA from Case Western Reserve University and over 35 years of business experience. He spent 16 years in the healthcare field (sales, marketing & general management), dealing in equipment, healthcare plans, insurance, and software support systems, before moving to the ...
View Profile
Sales Representative - West Coast
Alex Merkle began his journey in the wine industry while studying at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. His part time job at Jason's Wine & Spirits in Ellicott City quickly became a full time passion - Alex honed his palate, learned the extensive inventory & helped manage the shop for ...
View Profile
National and Local Sales
Teresa Nixon comes from a 23 year career in sales, where she was a top performer for a company called VBS. Teresa is learning the wine business, and has great communication skills. This coupled with drive to always "service the customer " makes her ideal for sales. We believe she will be an ...
View Profile
Western US
Sheri was born and raised in Wisconsin. She officially began her career in the wine and spirits industry in 2001, with L’eft Bank Wine Company, where she handled the company’s top Milwaukee-area accounts. In 2010, after moving from Wisconsin to Colorado, Sheri joined the sales team at Elite ...
View ProfileNational Sales
Unlike most people that got into the wine world, Ted didn’t grow up exposed to wine. He fell into completely by accident, starting by selling nothing but Burgundy and Rhone at Burgundy Wine Company in NYC (a famous NYC retailer). From there, the proverbial wine bug bit him and it was off to the ...
View Profile
