@PaulBWasserman from @BeckyWasserman & Co.

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl Welcome to #SommChat everyone! Tell your friends to join us to learn from @PaulBWasserman from @BeckyWasserman and Co.!

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl We’d like to introduce you to @PaulBWasserman from @BeckyWasserman and Co. about #burgundy #loire and more #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl We're about ready to dive in w/questions, so shout out to Paul to say hello & so he knows you're here! #WineWednesday #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl Don't forget that EVERY tweet during this chat should include the #SommChat hashtag in order for everyone to see it!

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl As we ask @PaulBWasserman our Qs, you can ask Paul your Qs as well! He'll do his best to answer all Qs in the order they come #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl Even if u dont ask 1--give a S/O 2 @KeeperColl & @PaulBWasserman 2 let us know u R here! #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl Let's start talking #wine with @PaulBWasserman from @BeckyWasserman and Co #WineWednesday #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman Gr8 to be here on #SommChat today with @KeeperColl can't wait to see of the questions #WW

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl @PaulBWasserman how did you first get interested in #wine? #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman it wasn't a choice we moved to #Burgundy when I was 1.5 yrs old My 1st visit to a #Burgundy cellar was at age 4 and was to #roulot #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman Early friends of the family included Seysses, De Montille, de Villaine, and Roulot #wine was constantly around me #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl Q fr #SommChat peep @PaulBWasserman what advice would you give to someone who is just getting started in the #wine industry? #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman taste as much #wine as poss. either in tasting groups retail shops try 2 get 2 know reference producers N as many apps as possible #SommChat

Charles Comm PR @CharlesComm Q @paulwasserman what #burgundy trends have you noticed in the US market recently? #SommChat @KeeperColl

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @CharlesComm move 2wards < expensive #Burgundy, interest N diff style of Burgundy-ready 2 drink earlier, & renaissance of #Aligote #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl Q fr #SommChat #Somm @PaulBWasserman do you remember the 1st #wine you ever tasted and how old were you?

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl I don't, probably de Montille or DRC & the 1st bottle I remember analyzing fully was in mid-teens, 1976 #vouvray... #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl it was a #vouvray fr Rene Loyau I remember vividly the trinity of acid fruit and sugar #SommChat

Charles Comm PR @CharlesComm Q @PaulBWasserman do you focus on sustainability when choosing #wines to import? #SommChat @KeeperColl

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @CharlesComm absolutely though copper is not necessarily better than a chemical applied just 4 mildew ... #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @CharlesComm so we work w/ #organic, #Biodynamic & highly sustainable producers #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl @PaulBWasserman heard u luv #cheninblanc fr #loire tell us more #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl #cheninblanc is 1 of the truly gr8 #grapes now work with #joly #guiberteau #baudoin arnaud lambert and ogereau #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl lot of expressions of #cheninblanc dry & sweet on different #terroirs & we want to represent more #Chenincheninchenin #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl @PaulBWasserman can u describe the meaning of Vins de Soif? #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl literally means #wine to drink. 4 me, in opposition of wines to #cellar, they R 4 different uses #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl the Soif aspect is the 1 I find most interesting in #natural #wine esp. reds basically R reds w/ minimal extraction #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl in #burgundy our #vin de Soif producers R #Pataille #Chantereves Nicolas #Faure Maison Harbour we also want > of these #SommChat

Charles Comm PR @CharlesComm Q @PaulBWasserman what is the most significant difference in importing to the US versus other countries? #SommChat @KeeperColl

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @CharlesComm can't answer b/c I only focus on #US for @BeckyWasserman & Co #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl Q fr #SommChat #Somm heard @BeckyWasserman has a #cider - can U describe this and why added @PaulBWasserman

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl Fell N love w/ Cidrerie du Vulcain at La Dive Bouteille, the burning man of natural #wine-were beau. & alpine #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl had to have the the ciders of Cidrerie du Vulcain - couldn't resist #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl ciders of Cidrerie du Vulcain are heirloom varietals, untreated trees, non carbonated, and stunning #SommChat

Charles Comm PR @CharlesComm Q @PaulBWasserman what #burgundy trends should we be prepared for in the next 5 years? #SommChat @KeeperColl

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @CharlesComm less extraction like in Vin de soif, no new oak, less sulfur #SommChat

Rashmi Primlani @PrimlaniKitchen Sounds like a lively wine, music to our ears. #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl Q fr #SommChat #Somm @PaulBWasserman what are your suggestions for best training practices to teach their staff? #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl give the facts but express if a classic example or 1 w/ an opinion #SommChat

Rashmi Primlani @PrimlaniKitchen @PaulBWasserman Q: the agebillity of natural wines especially since there is low Sulphur? #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @PrimlaniKitchen very little track record to go on some exceptions like #overnoy ages superbly need more data #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl Q fr #SommChat #Somm can you describe your tasting process and methods - do you keep notes @PaulBWasserman

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl keep tasting notes-have boxes of them 4 wines 2 cellar focus first on back palate 4 VinsdeSoif focus on front palate.. #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl texture is everything to me aroma overrated #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl Q fr #SommChat #Somm how would you describe #terroirs @PaulBWasserman

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl you can include man or not in definition on #terroir, used 2 not include now changed my mind... #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl #terroir is everything non-human that makes a #wine specific + some human aspects... #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl viticultural aspects especially #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl @PaulBWasserman hear so much abt #wine vintage variation fr critics and which ones to buy how should a consumer better understand #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl critics' gr8 vintages R still the ageworthy ones - it's not a contemporary view few b/c ppl cellar #wines... #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl so mayB the better vintages r the "lesser" vintages, we end up drinking more of the #wines that R ready sooner.. #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl the more you taste the more you become a fan of specific producers - better 2 follow producers than vintage #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl Q fr #SommChat #Somm are there any other areas of #wine regions that you will focus on @BeckyWasserman that you are not in now?

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl France in general, looking at all of France love love love everything alpine, regardless of country boudaries #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl @PaulBWasserman what is it like working at the company your mother founded & created @BeckyWasserman & Co? #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl started translating for Mom's customers in the cellars at age 12-ran away to #LAX to escape #wine trade at 26... #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl escape didn't work spent 20 yrs N #LAX w/ other ppl in #wine trade-came back to fam. 4 yrs ago-idiot not 2 do this B4 #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl ... #Beckywassermanforpresident #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl @PaulBWasserman how does @BeckyWasserman & Co. select #wines to add to the portfolio? #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl @BeckyWasserman & Co we fall in luv with character of #winemaker, even more impt than the #wine small comm tastes... #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl And it is hard to get past the committee @BeckyWasserman #SommChat

Peter Wasserman @peterwasserman Replying to @PaulBWasserman @KeeperColl @BeckyWasserman Very hard! #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl Time to wrap up! Hope you enjoyed this hour of #wine talk with @PaulBWasserman from @BeckyWasserman and Co. #WineWednesday #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl It was great to have @PaulBWasserman join us today for #SommChat. We hope everyone learned as much as we did! #WineWednesday

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl Please join us in thanking @PaulBWasserman from @BeckyWasserman and Co.! for his time #SommChat

Paul Wasserman @PaulBWasserman thx 4 having me on #SommChat Diane @KeeperColl is 1 of our fav people in the world

Judia Black @enjoielife Replying to @KeeperColl @PaulBWasserman and 3 othersSo sorry I missed this #SommChat today! Will take a look at the archives.