Keeper Collection #SommChat Guest #Author Maximillian Potter

8/12 Author Maximillian Potter

@maxapotter

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KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Get ready to talk w/ #Author @maxapotter on his bestseller Shadows in the Vineyards on #SommChat today at 12 N ET! http://amzn.to/1ht6BQt

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KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Welcome 2 #SommChat every1! Tell UR friends 2 join us 2 hear fr Author Maximillian Potter @maxapotter abt his #Burgundy #wine book

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl We’d like to introduce you to Author Maximillian Potter @maxapotter who will talk about his bestseller on #SommChat #WW

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Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Thanks for having me. #SommChat

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KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Let's start talking with Author Maximillian Potter @maxapotter abt his bestseller Shadows in the Vineyard #SommChat

Sassodoro ‏@Sassodoro @KeeperColl @maxapotter Ready for #SommChat!

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl KeeperCollection RT Sassodoro @Sassodoro can't wait for your questions on #SommChat today KeeperCollection added, Sassodoro @Sassodoro @KeeperColl @maxapotter Ready for #SommChat!

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @maxapotter Who/What inspired you to become an #author? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Just born that way. Can’t remember a time when I didn’t write stuff down. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Writing always how I’ve attempted to make sense of the world, life, or how I’ve avoided it. #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q fr Shy #SommChat peep: were you are big #burgundy #wine before you wrote this book?

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Nope. Knew Zilch about wine. Was a beer and whiskey dude. #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @maxapotter Give us a quick synopsis of your book Shadows in the Vineyard ? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Story of a crime, extortion of world’s most storied domaine. Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. ... #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl … Destruction of world’s most famous vines. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl It’s about the people & culture of #Burgundy, the romance, the families, the debauchery, betrayals, the dedication. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl It’s the story of the man behind the world’s most legendary domaine, Aubert de Villaine. #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q fr Shy #SommChat peep: how hard was it to learn abt #Burgundy #wine & did U do much tasting there? Did you have some pple that helped U?

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl NOT easy. lived in burgundy for better part of 2 years. Took a beginning somm class. “Certified Cellar Master.” #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl which means I now have some idea of everything I don’t know. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl @beckywasserman and her husband Russell opened their hearts & home to me. much of what I know, I owe to them. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl And let's just say @BeckyWasserman is one patient and loving lady. #SommChat

Douglas Trapasso ‏@demilove @KeeperColl - Good morning from Chicago! What's in your glass today? - #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @demilove hello recovering from @TEXSOM #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @demilove look forward to seeing your questions as usual! #SommChat

Douglas Trapasso ‏@demilove @KeeperColl @TEXSOM - sorry I missed you! - Hopefully I will see you in 16 - #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @maxapotter UR novel tells true story about a #Burgundy vineyard that was vandalized. What inspired you to write about this topic? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl A winemaker friend in Sonoma @bryterestates tipped me off to crime in 2010. Went and did piece for @vanityfair #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Fell in love with the place & people. #wine was great. But the place & people better than any Grand Cru. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl I knew there was too much in #Burgundy to be bottled in a magazine article. Had to be poured into a book. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl roald dahl described a Romanee-Conti as an orgasm for the senses. For me the culture provided sublime ecstasy. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl a crime drew me to #burgundy but the poetry of the people & place is why I kept going back & my heart never left. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl particularly Aubert of the DRC. Truly one of the most tender souls & sharp minds I have met. Personification of grace. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl he once told me the world could use more hugs. The world needs more people who believe the world needs more hugs. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl At a time when I needed it most, Aubert just by being Aubert restored my faith in man, and myself. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl In #Burgundy, reporting this crime, I was reminded that in the end, tenderness is an unbreakable strength & love wins #SommChat

Douglas Trapasso ‏@demilove @KeeperColl - Is there something about Burgundy (maybe in the water?) that a story like this could only happen there? - #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @demilove There's an extensive spiritual roots / history there. The union of vine to terroir is sacred. #SommChat @KeeperColl

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @demilove So I think that made this crime all the more ... awful. #SommChat @KeeperColl

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @demilove The bad guys attacked the soul and essence of #Burgundy. #SommChat. @KeeperColl

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q fr Shy #SommChat peep: how did U handle being away fr your fam while writing #Burgundy book? would you take on another bk like this?

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Wow. What made it hard is also what made it easy. The place is so sublime and people so welcoming... #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl ...So I spent time out in the vineyards by myself and visiting with new friends there. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl My greatest joy was taking my family when they visited, to Abbey St. Vivant for a picnic. #SommChat

Douglas Trapasso ‏@demilove @KeeperColl - Hope not a silly question - is it hard for you to enjoy any Pinot Noir not from Burgundy now ? - #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @demilove Yes & No. So I drank prolly 150 wines there, 100 producers, all remarkable. Started with an 08 La Tache ... @KeeperColl #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @demilove I’ve read great writing, so I know what that looks like. It’s the standard ... #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @demilove And now I have a baseline of excellence for Pinot. I've been wonderfully ruined. @KeeperColl #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Thx @CaravelleChamp for S/O - hope all is well and you can join in with questions to @maxapotter on his #burgundy book #SommChat

CloLafarge ‏@CloLafarge @maxapotter, how did you get the passion for #wine? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @CloLafarge It's rooted more in the people who make it than it is the terroir. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @CloLafarge I became enthralled by // infused with their passion #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @maxapotter How long did you have to study #Burgundy & #wine in order to write your book? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl lived in burgundy for 2 years. Took a beginning somm class with Colorado Wine Guild. “Certified Cellar Manager.” #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl but I wouldn't call it "study." I'd say the real education was drinking with the vignerons, and being with them. #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @merrillbon Thx 4 continued #SommChat support - look fwd to your questions today

Merrill Bonarrigo @MerrillBon @maxapotter @KeeperColl welcome & thank you for sharing. Sorry to be late. In how many languages is it written? Also is it downloadable? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl @MerrillBon Embarrassed to say not sure. English, Romanian for sure. Definitely downloadable. #SommChat

Sandy Wasserman CS ‏@SandyWasserman Good morning @maxapotter Any plans to do anything in wine biz other than write bout it? Any mentors in wine business or writing? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @SandyWasserman I have a dream or two that I've been kicking around with @maxchapter, whom I met in Burgundy. #SommChat

Katarina Andersson ‏@ricasoli99 Hi #SommChat happy to be here @KeeperColl

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl KeeperCollection retweeted Katarina Andersson Glad to see you here on #SommChat and look forward to hearing your questions KeeperCollection added, Katarina Andersson @ricasoli99 Hi #SommChat happy to be here @KeeperColl

Katarina Andersson ‏@ricasoli99 @KeeperColl Thanks, will catch up in the #SommChat a bit now

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @maxapotter What were some of your most memorable #wines that you tried in #Burgundy? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl 08 La Tache. POW! AWAKENING! Sex in a glass. 08 La Romanee. Oh my! Made me want to plant flowers and kiss somebody. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl I attended The Three Glories. La Paulee at Meusault was bananas. Tried to keep a list, but, you know. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Did have a stunning DRC Montrachet. 77 I think. Or close to it. Was late in the night. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Aubert’s “other” winery, Domaine A&P. All of the wines from there I liked quite a bit. Affordable burgundies. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Drank some pretty sweet #wines from and with Ray Walker @maisonILAN Great wines. Good dude. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Also, anything from Faiveley. Dujac. Go figure. #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q fr Shy #SommChat peep: do you drink more #Burgundy #wine at home or going out since your wrote the book?

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Burgundy is all I drink. That is if I have a choice. #SommChat

CloLafarge ‏@CloLafarge @maxapotter, what is your favorite part of #Burgundy? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @CloLafarge It's not a village. It's a place. The Abbey St. Vivant. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @CloLafarge Aubert directed me there. First time I went there, and came upon that place, I fell to my knees and cried. Not shit. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @CloLafarge so peaceful. Best sunsets I have ever seen. Take wine. Take someone you love. #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q fr shy #SommChat peep: when ppl give you a book idea how do you decide if you will write the #book? do you have another bk in the works?

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Decide by preliminary research. Phone calls. That sort of thing. Yes, working on another book now. ... #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl I’m co-writing the governor of colorado’s memoir. Gov. @hickforco. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl this is a dude who went from craftbrew entrepreneur to most popular Dem Governor in 10 years. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl a regular, wonderfully imperfect / brilliant dude leading a state through remarkable changes. Weed, education, energy #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl you name it, Colorado’s got it going on. #SommChat

Douglas Trapasso ‏@demilove @KeeperColl - Do most people living in Burgundy drink primarily Burgundy? - #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @demilove The vignerons I hung with also got together and had lunches where they would drink only non-burgundies ... @KeeperColl #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @demilove ... in order to learn and ... live. @KeeperColl #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @maxapotter What was it like having Shadows in the Vineyard named @nytimes Best Wine book of 2014 by @ericasimov ? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl to have @ericasimov not only read but like it was far more than anything I’d dared to hope for. #SommChat@nytimes @ericasimov

CloLafarge ‏@CloLafarge @maxapotter, do you have some other wine region you like? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @CloLafarge Oregon. California. Spain. New Zealand. But I'm even more clueless when it comes to those regions. #SommChat

Charles Comm PR ‏@CharlesComm Q. @maxapotter given your experiences, ever notice any similarities between the wine industry and state politics? #SommChat @KeeperColl

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @CharlesComm Are you drunk, dude? ... @KeeperColl #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @CharlesComm Seriously, yes. The @Hickforco team and the vignerons in Burgundy both care deeply. ... @KeeperColl #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @CharlesComm ... Not about just about the moment, but about legacy of how they enrich people's lives. @KeeperColl #SommChat

Katarina Andersson ‏@ricasoli99 @maxapotter Seems like a sad but perf. place and story for a novel. Had you thought about writing ab #wine before? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @ricasoli99 Never thought about writing about wine before. But I tell you the truth, I ache to write a novel about that place. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @ricasoli99 Some truths are better served by fiction. #SommChat

Katarina Andersson ‏@ricasoli99 @maxapotter True, agree!:-) Am no famous writer, but am thinking to write something about Tuscany and #Wine #SommChat

Katarina Andersson ‏@ricasoli99 @maxapotter I understand that, it is such a place full of history and stories I believe. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @ricasoli99 Follow your heart. #SommChat

Katarina Andersson ‏@ricasoli99 @maxapotter Thanks:-) True, that's always the best. Will read your book too. :-) #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @ricasoli99 Thank you. Let me know what what you think. Please. #SommChat

Katarina Andersson ‏@ricasoli99 @maxapotter Of course. #SommChat

Merrill Bonarrigo @MerrillBon @maxapotter @KeeperColl @hickforco do you attend book festivals? Texas book festival is in October - will you be there? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl @MerrillBon I do attend. That one is not on my schedule, but happy to add if there's interest. #SommChat I'll come mess with Texas.

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @maxapotter UR bestselling book was released 1st N hardcover & recently N paperback. Did u imagine UR book would be so successful? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Uh, no. Just tried to write a book that let people experience a bit of what I experienced ... #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl ... as I fell head over heels for Burgundy. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl I wrote the book for people who might be scared away from wine & burgundy by some critics pretense. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl at the end of the day, it’s not rocket science. You drink a wine and you like it, it’s good. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl but I think there’s something common to the people who like burgundy, at least who like and understand burgundy. …#SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl which means those who appreciate the soulfulness of Burgundy. Sappy, maybe, but true. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Burgundy is about, all else, soulfulness and falling in love with the beauty around us. I'm down with all of that. #SommChat

Judia Black ‏@enjoielife Judia Black retweeted Maximillian Potter I love this quote @KeeperColl and @maxapotter ! #SommChat Judia Black added, Maximillian Potter @maxapotter @KeeperColl In #Burgundy, reporting this crime, I was reminded that in the end, tenderness is an unbreakable strength & love wins #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @maxapotter Heard that your #Burgundy #Book Shadows in the Vineyard has been optioned for a #movie – tell us more and congrats #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Yes. Thanks. producer @HaniSFarsi bought it. Runs Corniche Pictures. Has a stake in film distribution Co. in France. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl An oenophile. LOVES burgundy. His taste in films is just as exquisite. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl getting a book to screen is a Sisyphean task. But I know that in Hani the book and #Burgundy are in very good hands. #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q fr Shy #SommChat peep: how many books can you write at a time and what is avg time it takes to write a book?

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Well, I can only do one book at a time. Shadows took almost two years. I'm not a great multitasker. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Writing a book takes as long as it takes. Or until your publisher gets really pissed at missed deadlines. #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @maxapotter What was your favorite part about writing Shadows in the Vineyard ? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl that’s easy. Spending time with the people. Aubert de Villaine, Louis Michel Liger-Belair …#SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Becky and her husband Russell—their friendship is one of the greatest gifts I’ve received in my life. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Also, I got to visit what has become one of my favorite places in the world. Abbey St. Vivant. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl oh, and drinking the best wines in the world was pretty OK. #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q fr shy #SommChat peep: @maxapotter will U have any input into #movie produced by @HaniSFarsi and when do think it will be released?

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl I'm in the sidecar on this. Meaning, @HaniSFarsi is in charge. But I am indeed a consultant. We communicate regularly. #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @maxapotter Since writing your book, do you now have a better understanding of #Wine & of people who are “experts” in the field? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl Yes. In that I now now have a better sense of what I don't know. I know what excellence tastes like. ...#SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl I value experts like @yobetts, @brzimmerman, @EricAsimov, who don't get wrapped up in nonsense ...#SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl ... they make wine what it should be, accessible and fun. #SommChat

Rita Jammet ‏@CaravelleChamp @maxapotter after your Burgundian experience, what is the best way to “get” Burgundy and its wines - for a learner? #SommChat @KeeperColl

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @CaravelleChamp Drink it. @KeeperColl #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @CaravelleChamp Seriously, rightly or wrongly, I tend to first look at the village. Chambolle, Volnay, Morey St. Denis … #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @CaravelleChamp and, of course, Vosne. Get something from any of these villages and its hard to go wrong. #SommChat @KeeperColl

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @CaravelleChamp then I look to producer. The exporter is also important to me. Kermit Lynch. @beckywasserman. #SommChat @KeeperColl

Rita Jammet ‏@CaravelleChamp Rita Jammet retweeted Maximillian Potter @maxapotter Oui Chef! will do, didn’t really need + push in that direction ;-) Merci, Cheers! #SommChat @KeeperColl Rita Jammet added, Maximillian Potter @maxapotter @CaravelleChamp Drink it. @KeeperColl #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q fr shy #SommChat peep: what do you do when you get writers' block or does this not happen to you?

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl It happens. In one now. I take a shower and think of tulips. #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @maxapotter What do you like to do in your personal time? #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl at the moment, don’t have much free time. deadline. I mountain bike. Colorado’s mountains. That’s my church. #SommChat

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl When I die I’d like half my ashes to be in #Burgundy and half in #Colorado #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q fr shy #SommChat peep: @maxapotter did you have to get releases from ppl in the book to do the movie? not sure how that works.

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl That's a question for the movie geniuses. #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Time to wrap up! Hope U enjoyed talking #Wine w/ bestselling author Maximillian Potter @maxapotter ! #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Great to have Maximillian Potter @maxapotter join us today for #SommChat. We hope everyone learned as much as we did! #WW

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Please join us in thanking bestselling author Maximillian Potter @maxapotter for his time #SommChat

Sassodoro ‏@Sassodoro @KeeperColl @maxapotter Thanks for a great #SommChat!

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Mark UR calendar for #SommChat w/ #Italian #Winemaker Ariana Occhipinti @CCHRNN Wed 8/19/15 11 AM CST, 12 N EST! #Cantmiss #italy #wine

Rita Jammet ‏@CaravelleChamp @maxapotter Thank you for a great #SommChat @KeeperColl !

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl KeeperCollection retweeted Maximillian Potter #SommChat KeeperCollection added, Maximillian Potter @maxapotter @CaravelleChamp ... and there's this really KICK-ASS book you should read called Shadows in the Vineyard. @KeeperColl

Maximillian Potter ‏@maxapotter @KeeperColl and all who participated in #SommChat, thank you. Was a total blast. #WineWednesday

Katarina Andersson ‏@ricasoli99 Thanks for a great #SommChat @KeeperColl @maxapotter

Rita Jammet ‏@CaravelleChamp Rita Jammet retweeted Maximillian Potter @maxapotter guess what … I just ordered it! #SommChat @KeeperColl Rita Jammet added, Maximillian Potter @maxapotter @CaravelleChamp ... and there's this really KICK-ASS book you should read called Shadows in the Vineyard. @KeeperColl