Ted Lemon via @LittoraiWine

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Can’t wait to see you @ #SommChat 11AM CST! @mattmcginnis @winochic @wendycrispell @alawine @sassodoro @i_on_food_drink @WineauxDLynnP

Sassodoro ‏@Sassodoro @KeeperColl @MattMcGinnis @Winochic @wendycrispell @alawine @i_on_food_drink @WineauxDLynnP Happy #SommChat #WW!

Sassodoro ‏@Sassodoro @KeeperColl Will be difficult for me to join #SommChat today, but I'll see what I can do. Cheers!

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @Sassodoro we hope you can find a way - will be a great #SommChat :)

Paul ‏@JudgeRock “@KeeperColl @Plepeltier Today’s #SommChat #Winemaker Ted Lemon @Littoraiwine #IPOB see you there! 11 am -12 N CST, 12 N-1 PM EST” NZ TIME?

W. R. Tish ‏@TishWine RT @KeeperColl Today’s #SommChat features #Winemaker Ted Lemon @Littoraiwine #IPOB Hope to see you there! 11 am -12 N CST, 12 N-1 PM EST

Ella Dog ‏@EllaDogSays @KeeperColl Someday I'll be able to drag my bowl in time for LIVE #SommChat again... #WorkingDogBlues #SaveASlurp for me! #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @EllaDogSays have missed you on #SommChat - sure hope so:)

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Welcome 2 #SommChat every1! Tell UR friends 2 join us 2 hear frm #IPOB #Winemaker Ted Lemon @LITTORAIWINE #WW

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl We’d like to introduce you to #IPOB #Winemaker Ted Lemon @LITTORAIWINE #SommChat #WW

Katie Eigel ‏@KatieEigel Interested in #biodynamic #wine? #SommChat starts now! Featuring #IPOB #California #Winemaker Ted Lemon @LITTORAIWINE

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Abt ready 2 dive in w/ ?s, so S/O 2 Ted Lemon @LITTORAIWINE 2 say hello & so he knows UR here! #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl As we ask Ted Lemon our Qs, you can ask him Ur Qs as well! He'll do his best 2 answer all Qs in order #SommChat #WW

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl W/so many participants gr8 Q's R asked! Even if u dont ask 1, S/O 2 @KeeperColl & @LITTORAIWINE 2 let us know u R here! #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Let's start talking #Wine with #IPOB #Winemaker Ted Lemon @LITTORAIWINE #WW #SommChat

Kay Marley-Dilworth ‏@ATXFoodnews Love wine? It's #WineWednesday! Follow along now on @KeeperColl #SommChat with @littoraiwine. #SXSW

Christopher Miller ‏@noblewines my first question for Ted L @littoraiwine is what is #IPOB #SommChat @KeeperColl

Ted Lemon ‏@Littoraiwine a winery organization called In Pursuit of Balance promoting wines that are balanced in style #SommChat

Christopher Miller ‏@noblewines Thrilled Anderson @avwinegrowers getting recognition, just hope the wines keep their terroir integrity @littoraiwine @KeeperColl #SommChat

Andy Phillips ‏@AndyOnFarmWine @KeeperColl @littoraiwine good morning Ted thx 4 being here! Where did u get ur training? #SommChat

Ted Lemon ‏@Littoraiwine @andyonfarmwine I got my Training in #wine in #burgundy starting inn 1980-1984 #SommChat

Douglas Trapasso ‏@demilove @KeeperColl - Good morning from Chicago! Any newbies on the chat today? - #SommChat

Sandy Wasserman CS ‏@SandyWasserman Good morning Q. @littoraiwine Who are your wine mentors & where did you learn to make wine? Thanks #SommChat

Ted Lemon ‏@Littoraiwine Mentors were Seysses at Dujac, Aubert du Villaine at DRC, and Hubert du Montille #SommChat training in #Burgundy

Katie Eigel ‏@KatieEigel Hi, Ted Lemon @LITTORAIWINE! Q: How do you describe #biodynamic #wine to general drinkers w/o sounding like a hippie :) #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @katieeigel was too young 2 B a hippie! Serious ans.: don’t describe BD #wines as diff. than others. It is up 2 taster to decide #SommChat

Katie Eigel ‏@KatieEigel @littoraiwine Excellent answer, Ted! Thank you! I know my question seemed a little silly, but I honestly deal with that issue. #SommChat #WW

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q. @littoraiwine How old were U when U realized U wanted to be in the #wine industry? What got U intereseted? #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @KeeperColl Jr year in college in #Dijon - wine appreciation class #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @KeeperColl after two weeks with Dujac, I was a goner #SommChat

Christopher Miller ‏@noblewines @Littoraiwine Thank you, there was a recent tasting of such in NY, I missed it :( #SommChat is Etna a new project for T Lemon?

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @yoga_kat is the eagle Peak question for Ted Lemon? #SommChat

Andy Phillips ‏@AndyOnFarmWin @littoraiwine @KeeperColl what's ur fav vineyard u work with? #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @AndyOnFarmWine they are like children - they are all difficult:) #SommChat

Christopher Miller ‏@noblewines @Littoraiwine Which current Montille winemaker is more inspiring to your winemaking style? #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q. @littoraiwine What makes the fragrance of UR #Pinot Noir unique? #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @KeeperColl the answer is not very satisfying - careful vineyard work and keeping it simple in the cellar #SommChat

Charles Comm PR ‏@CharlesComm Your #IPOB Pinots were our wines of the tasting on Monday. What does balance mean to @littoraiwine ? #SommChat @KeeperColl #WineWednesday

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @CharlesComm that is a million dollar question! the most impt thing is that balance does not equal with the wines #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @CharlesComm - balanced wines can be bright, elegant, and powerful #SommChat

Sandy Wasserman CS ‏@SandyWasserman @littoraiwine Other than Burgundy have you made wine outside of Ca? if so where & what? If not would you be interested? Thanks #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @sandywasserman Yes I was the consultant 4 Archery Summit in #OR fr inception to 1997 #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @sandywasserman & haved worked in Central Otago since 2002 as #winemaker & VP of Burns Cottage Estates #SommChat

Andy Phillips ‏@AndyOnFarmWine @littoraiwine u must know steve doerner at cristom as he is big dujac fan. You must not destem? #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @AndyOnFarmWine Yes Steve is a dear friend. We swing always at Littorai Wines some destuff some whole cluster #SommChat

Douglas Trapasso ‏@demilove @KeeperColl - Are there certain grapes that are inherently harder to -keep- in balance after harvest? - #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @demilove better question is are there grapes that are harder to get in balance b/f U pick them? #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @demilove and yes the answer is of course there are like Zinfandel #SommChat

Andy Phillips ‏@AndyOnFarmWine @littoraiwine what's ur total production #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @AndyOnFarmWine 5000 -7000 cases #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q. @littoraiwine How does UR process differ to create a unique natural texture to UR #Pinot Noir? #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @KeeperColl the Question of house style is the most vexing in the #wine business #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @KeeperColl After working at Dujac 4 a yr, couldn’t say what made style unique, don’t think it is possible 2 say 1 single factor #SommChat

Andy Phillips ‏@AndyOnFarmWine @littoraiwine recently got on your mailing list what do you have coming up? #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @AndyOnFarmWine 13 vintage will be shipped in the Fall #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q. @littoraiwine What are the most important things to keep in mind when making #wine? #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @KeeperColl #1 is U R not half as smart as U think U R, #2 Mother nature is going 2 make the decision anyway, …. #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @KeeperColl and #3 honest quality work will triumph over fancy tricks #SommChat

Rashmi Primlani ‏@PrimlaniKitchen So True @littoraiwine @KeeperColl #1 is U R not half as smart as U think U R, #2 Mother nature is going 2 make decision anyway #SommChat

Jeffrey Wolfe ‏@wolfeswines @littoraiwine @KeeperColl love the 3 rules of winemaking to live by...greetings Ted from Miami @wolfeswines #SommChat

Andy Phillips ‏@AndyOnFarmWine @littoraiwine @KeeperColl i live in oregon but love av pinot 2 are you sourcing dijon clones or a wide variety? #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @AndyOnFarmWine assuming you mean Anderson Valley, then the answer is wide variety #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q. @littoraiwine tell us about being a member of @balancedpinot #IPOB #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @KeeperColl #IPOB is the most dynamic org in #California right now; youthful enthusiasm has sometimes carried members away #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @KeeperColl But #IPOB is already growing up and will be a major impulse towards better, more elegant, and greater california wine #SommChat

Sandy Wasserman CS ‏@SandyWasserman Q. @littoraiwine What wines are you drinking when you're not drinking wines you make? #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @SandyWasserman anything but Littorai! really enjoying tasting #Brunello & #Barolo 2010 #SommChat

Sandy Wasserman CS ‏@SandyWasserman @littoraiwine Any specific #Brunello or #Barolo s? #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @SandyWasserman only if you subscribe to my new newsletter! #SommChat

Douglas Trapasso ‏@demilove @littoraiwine @SandyWasserman - how/where can I sign up? - #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @demilove - the point scale starts at 101 and goes to 200! #SommChat

Christopher Miller ‏@noblewines RT @littoraiwine: @demilove - the point scale starts at 101 and goes to 200! #SommChat Alex: "I'll take Balanced wines for 200 please"

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl RT @JudgeRock: @littoraiwine Q what difference and similarities do you feel are important in Pinot Noir from different regions? #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @judgerock to us #pinot should always be elegant & complex, never overbearing, but rarely shy #SommChat

Katie Eigel ‏@KatieEigel Happy #WineWednesday! "#Pinot should always be elegant & complex, never overbearing, but rarely shy" -@littoraiwine winemaker on #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @thewinemistress perhaps best 2 say “There is increasing interest N elegant #Wines” does not mean rich wines R going out of style #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @TheWineMistress it simply means that there will be diversity in the marketplace which is a good thing for everyone #SommChat

Christopher Miller ‏@noblewines @littoraiwine have you worked with sangiovese & nebbiolo outside of their regions? #SommChat @KeeperColl

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @noblewines never worked with either one #SommChat

Christopher Miller ‏@noblewines RT @littoraiwine: never worked with either one #SommChat if you are in #barolo look for GianLuca http://ow.ly/KuYyYplays w/many grapes

Douglas Trapasso ‏@demilove @littoraiwine @KeeperColl - Do you see #IPOB or it's principles taking root, no pun intended, in other wine regions? - #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @demilove there is a worldwide movement towards more elegant #wines, it appears in #NZ, #Germany, #South Africa etc. #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q. @littoraiwine will you be going to #Japan after #houston with @balancedpinot #IPOB ?#SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @KeeperColl Littorai #wines will be in #Japan represented by our importer, I will not. we will be in #Houston #SommChat

Christopher Miller ‏@noblewines @littoraiwine such gr8 news 4 #wine & sommeliers #SommChat now if we can fix clogged distribution chain & get consumers better access

Christopher Miller ‏@noblewines @littoraiwine just don't tell Gallo, Constellation et al about this diversity thingy! #SommChat

Andy Phillips ‏@AndyOnFarmWine @littoraiwine do you have a favorite food and pinot pairing? #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @AndyOnFarmWine just put the #mushrooms with anything and I am coming over #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q. @littoraiwine Can you explain the concept of “dry farming”? #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @KeeperColl means you do not apply any irrigation #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Q. @littoraiwine What are you working on currently – any exciting research or alterations to UR #wine process? #SommChat

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @KeeperColl - all about the vineyards! expanding the # of grower sites which are farmed Biodymanically is impt to us #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Time to wrap up! Hope U enjoyed talking #Wine w/ Ted Lemon @LITTORAIWINE #SommChat

Andy Phillips ‏@AndyOnFarmWine @littoraiwine thx 4 ur time Ted great job! #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Great to have #IPOB #Winemaker @LITTORAIWINE join us today for #SommChat. We hope everyone learned as much as we did! #WW

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Please join us in thanking Ted Lemon @LITTORAIWINE for his time #SommChat #WW #Winelover

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @KeeperColl many thanks to #SommChat for the opportunity come and see us at Littorai

Christopher Miller ‏@noblewines Been absent 4 many a #SommChat lately... another great job by @KeeperColl bringing in the talent & hosting TY to Ted as well @littoraiwine

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl @noblewines we have missed you and thanks #SommChat

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Mark UR calendar for #SommChat w/ #Winemaker Greg Morthole of @DavisBynumWines Wed 3/25/15 11 AM CST, 12 N EST!

Irene L ‏@i_on_food_drink @KeeperColl @MattMcGinnis @Winochic @wendycrispell @alawine @Sassodoro @WineauxDLynnP wishing all a delicious #SommChat #WineWednesday!

ormiga ‏@ormiga ugh late @noblewines @littoraiwine #SommChat @KeeperColl

Andrés Gourdie ‏@drewbie_g Missed again... Cruel world @KeeperColl !! 😔🍷😔🍷 #SommChat #WineWednesday

Pat Bralick ‏@pbralick @PalateXposure - gr8 list of @PasoRoblesWine #wine @WineTwits #winecrushwednesday #SommChat

Pat Bralick ‏@pbralick @grapefriend - superb thanks for sharing! #NYC #WineWednesday #wineoclock #SommChat #bigapple

Messina Hof ‏@Messina_Hof @savordallas Messina Hof Paulo Cabernet Sauvignon,Bordeaux Blend & Port featured at the Reserve Tasting #SommChat @TEXSOM @dallasnews #Wine

Littorai Wine ‏@littoraiwine @KeeperColl Diane thanks for having me on #SommChat my only question is why am I not in #piedmont like you are?

Irene L ‏@i_on_food_drink @KeeperColl a great start with #SommChat and to finish with #BCwinechat - join in sometime! http://bcwinechat.com/about/

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl Sun came out 4 visit & tasting at Clerico - most amazing view while enjoying such great wines in Piedmont #SommChat Embedded image permalink

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl 2011 #scavino Cannubi #barolo is a lovely #wine -can bring many years of pleasure #SommChat… https://instagram.com/p/0ZdDvghKkQ/

KeeperCollection ‏@KeeperColl #scavino Bric del Fiasc 2011 shows the Beauty of the #wines of this #piedmont winery #SommChat… https://instagram.com/p/0Zd5yOBKlH/