A French Paradox is a fine wine and spirits company headquartered in Huntington Beach, California. We   aim to provide distributors, retailers and ultimately the consumer with a carefully selected range of wines of exceptional value at a wide range of price-points, hence the tagline: “Delivering extraordinary wines for every occasion.”

Our initial mission was to be the ambassador of French terroir in the United States and to become one of the major independent French wine importers around the country. Our traditional strength has been the Rhone valley which is a consequence of the strong parentage of the company: the main principle of A French Paradox, Jean-Philippe Termoz is also one of the principle owners of Chateau Signac. This winery produces a couple of super-premium Côtes du Rhône Village wines made by Alain Dugas of Chateau La Nerthe (Unanimously considered one of the top 5 estates in Chateauneuf-du-Pape) and is a main staple of the AFP portfolio.

We work with some of the most important estates in the southern Rhône appellations and have parlayed our success to form relationships with one of the top estates in the northern Rhône. We work with unequivocally the best producers out of the Southwest of France and some of the shining stars of Burgundy, Chablis, Bordeaux, Languedoc, Roussillon and Provence, and continue to expand on our French roots with prestige products from Champagne, additional wines from the Loire and the Midi.

A French Paradox is part of the Fourcade & Hecht wine group. Fourcade & Hecht has been in business for 18 years, sourcing high quality wines from France and Italy produced by small volume producers. The group includes companies which import, distribute, and professionally evaluate wines for other companies, and publishes wine related materials and acts as consultants to restaurants.