ECHO BAY.
A home and gathering place for family and friends for 5 generations
The Miracle of Fermentation
We wholesale the miracle of fermentation. Direct to you, our retail and restaurant friend. Minimal intervention small-farm producers of BC and a thoughtfully curated selection of the most sought-after natural wines from around the world.
Helping You
We help by learning about you and what you do. The more we understand your vision & philosophy the better we can help introduce aligned services and products that will provide you and your customers real benefit and excitement.
Full Service | full time
You will be provided with a complete full-service experience. Wines, Meads, Spirits, and Ciders. Wine list development, staff training + logistics. 150 East 1st Ave. Stop by, There’s always something open.
DELICIOUS NEWS
Rich Massey
Rich Massey founded Massey Wines in 2012. Growing up in the 80’s on skis and bikes in Nelson, BC, followed by a decade of tree planting and surfing. In 1998, Rich and some friends opened Monsoon restaurant and Soma Cafe at Main & Broadway in Vancouver. Next came a tenure at the Galiano Inn which lasted over a decade and was where Rich developed his love for BC wines. During this time he earned a degree in hospitality management from Cornell University, the Sommelier Diploma from the International Sommelier Guild and the Certified Sommelier Credential from the Court of Master Sommeliers. Through the encouraging support of long-time friend Mark Wachtin from Vancouver Island’s Storied Wines & Spirits, Rich founded Massey Wines with an original vision to bring under-represented Vancouver Island wines to the Vancouver wine scene. Rich enjoys taking sales off the beaten track and loves logistics challenges and servicing remote rural areas while always maintaining his Vancouver & Whistler relationships. Wanna try some new stuff? No Problem.
Louise Fedyk
Louise Fedyk grew up in and around Toronto, Ontario. She earned a B.A. at McMaster University and has spent 10 years traveling while earning and serving in the skies.
Louise keeps our small business stable and grounded with the administration, invoicing allocations management, and keeps our customer information records updated. It’s this work behind the scenes that allow us to provide benefit and uncommon beverages for our customers. This has enabled us to become a high-performance service-focused wine agency. Louise holds a WSET Level 3 for good measure and loves to travel to discover new minimal intervention wines from around the world and right here in BC. Need some admin help? No Problem.
