Past Event: 11/18/2021
SAVOR Soirée
To Help Sustain the FACC's Mission into 2022!
Participants Received a Complimentary SAVOR Gift Bag,
Suitable for Sharing with up to 4 People!
SAVOR Gift Bag Goodies
3 French Boutique Wine Collection Selections, Boiron Homeopathic Gift Bag, Bonne Maman Mini Preserves,
Breton Gluten-free Crackers, California Sun-Dry Sun-dried Tomato Spread, Divina French Mini Toasts, France-Amérique Magazine,
LeMust Mini Dijon Mustard, LU TUC Cheese Crackers, Maille Cornichons, Marcona Almonds, MECHA Artisan Chocolate,
Nature's Garden Trail Mix, Olympia Provisions French Saucisson Sec, Troutman Pepper Tumbler, Valesco Olives
FACC Corporate Members & Companies Represented at SAVOR
Academy InterGlobe
Airgas, an Air Liquide company
AlX Alternative Investment Exchange
AmeriGas, a UGI company
Arkema, Inc.
Baltzell Design
Barry Callebaut USA
Boiron USA, Inc.
Boutique Wine Collection
Bryn Mawr Trust
CapitalOne
Coho Partners
Colbert ERM Consulting
Delta Air Lines
Drexel University
Duane Morris LLP
EisnerAmper
ENRICH in the USA
EXPRealty
Fox Rothschild LLP
Gaia Moya/Supporting Women in Wealth & Wellbeing
J&J
JP Morgan
KPMG LLP
Mazars USA LLP
McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP
MECHA Chocolate
Primark
Randa
Rosemont College
Scarinci Hollenbeck
Temple University
Temple University SBDC
Troutman Pepper LLP
UGI Corporation
Valuation Research
Widener University
The SAVOR Soirée
featured
6:00 PM
Welcome & Special Thanks to
Our Loyal FACC Sponsors & Supporters
Jeremy Heep
FACC President
Bryce McNamee
CEO
Boutique Wine Collection
Sam Quinn
Branding Director
Boutique Wine Collection
6:10 PM
A Boutique French Wine Tour
Three French Boutique Wines and the Winemakers Behind Them.
Selections by Bryce McNamee, CEO, Boutique Wine Collection
Wine Tour by Sam Quinn, Branding Director, Boutique Wine Collection &
Founder of Gaia Moya/Supporting Women in Wealth and Wellbeing
The 2021 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau
arrived on 11/18, the Third Thursday in November!
Suggested Cheese Pairings for the SAVOR Wine
Beaujolais
Georges Duboeuf, Romanèche-Thorins, France
Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2021, Gamay
Pairs well with Brie, Camembert, and Chèvre Cheeses.
Alsace
Domaine Rolly Gassmann, Rorschwihr, France
Rolly Gassmann Pinot Blanc, 2019
Pairs well with Munster, Raclette, and Roquefort Cheeses.
Rhône River Valley
Maison J. Denuzière, Condrieu, France
J. Denuzière Crozes-Hermitage 2018, Syrah
Pairs well with Emmental, Gruyère, and Mimolette Cheeses.
Bordeaux
Vignobles Dulon, Soulignac, France
Château Haut-Pezat Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2016
80% Merlot & 20% Cabernet Franc
Pairs well with Crottin de Chavignol, Brie, and Comté Cheeses.
SAVOR Wine Quiz
3 Prizes
Georges Duboeuf 2021 Beaujolais Nouveau &
A Commemorative Silk Necktie
3 Winners
Yvonne Aboitiz, J&J
Diane Milici, Arkema
Claude Setton, JP Morgan
6:30 PM
FACC Members & Guests Met via Zoom Breakout Rooms - Session 1
Featured Guest
Melissa Crandley, Chocolatier/Owner, of
MECHA Artisan Chocolate, Haddonfield, NJ
Order Online at www.MECHAchocolate.com
6:45 PM
FACC New Associate Corporate Member & SAVOR Supporter
Melissa Crandley, Owner/Chocolatier
MECHA Artisan Chocolate
7:00 PM
FACC Senior Corporate Member & SAVOR Sponsor and Supporter
Janick Boudazin, President & CEO, Boiron, Inc.
Tour of Boiron Homeopathic Medicines
Boiron Trivia Quiz
Boiron Healthy Homeopathic Gift Basket
Winner
Bill Burns, EisnerAmper
7:10 PM
FACC Members & Guests Met via Zoom Breakout Rooms - Session 2
7:25 PM
French Philadelphia Lifestyle Guide - Featured Businesses
MECHA Artisan Chocolate
Boiron USA
Visit the Lifestyle Guide via www.FACCphila.org
for Inspired Holiday Gift Shopping!
7:30 PM
French Philadelphia Trivia Contest
3 Prizes
One-Year Digital Subscription to
France-Amérique's Bilingual e-Magazine
3 Winners
Diane Milici, Arkema
Paul Bourke, Valuation Research
Meredith Sherman, Troutman Pepper
7:40 PM
Merci Encore & Wrap-up!
7:45 PM
The 31st Annual SAVOR Soirée Concluded
Guests who wanted to continue to Network
were invited to stay online to introduce themselves and
meet more FACC Members and guests until 8:00 PM!
With Gratitude to Our 2021 SAVOR Sponsors
Many Thanks to Our 2021 SAVOR Supporters
The 2021 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau Uncorks the Third Thursday in November!
Thursday, November 18th, 2021
The First Wine of the Harvest !
For over three decades, the FACC Philadelphia, most of our 18 FACC sister chapters nationwide, and many French Chambers of Commerce & Industry around the world have hosted fundraisers to celebrate binational business development with France and the end of the grape harvest on or shortly after "the third Thursday in November", which is The Official Beaujolais Nouveau Release Date!
The 2021 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau goes on sale Thursday, November 18th, which coincides with the 31st Annual SAVOR Soirée. We encourage you to enjoy this French Philadelphia cultural tradition with your friends and family and look forward to receiving your personal review of it at info@FACCphila.org or during our SAVOR Soirée!
Merci Beaucoup!
Proceeds from SAVOR help sustain the FACC's Mission to promote trade with France, foster cross-border business development, and strengthen the economic vitality and diverse ecosystem of our region. The FACC educates, assists and mentors French companies ready to launch in the US, and guides US companies interested in doing business with France. Additionally, we provide a warm and welcoming forum for the mutual interests of local French, American and international business professionals, who seek new business connections and opportunities through frequent networking and the cultivation of a broader base of trusted contacts, experts, clients, and friends.
About the FACC Philadelphia
Founded and incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1989 by locally-based French and globally-minded American business leaders, the Philadelphia Chapter of the French-American Chamber of Commerce is a 325-member-strong, nonprofit business association that is supported in full by the members we serve in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Southern New Jersey. Now in our 32nd year of community service, the FACC Philadelphia's programs and events are conducted in English to attract the broadest audience possible. Speaking French is not required to participate in our activities or join our Chapter. Whatever your native language, we will do our best to make you feel comfortable and warmly welcomed when you join the FACC or register for our events and programs. Additionally, all of our locally-based French Members are bilingual or multilingual, as are many of our American and international Members.
The 18 FACC Chapters nationwide act as the US branch of the CCI France International. This umbrella organization unites 126 French Chambers of Commerce & Industry (CCI) in 95 countries and is our connection to the CCIs within France.
