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‎‏@RachelTaylorChi (Rachel Taylor): RT @KeeperColl: Today’s #SommChat features @PeterNeptuneMS on #Malbec & #MendozaMasters! Hope to see you there! 11am - 12pm #SommChat

@ZuccardiWines (Zuccardi Wines): RT @peterneptunems: I will be hosting a session today at #SommChat beginning at 9 am Pacific, 11 Central time, on #MendozaMasters

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Welcome 2 #SommChat every1! Tell UR friends 2 join us 2 hear from Master #Sommelier @PeterNeptuneMS on #Malbec & #MendozaMasters #WW

@demilove (Douglass Trapasso): Good morning and happy #winewednesday - let's get ready to #SommChat !

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): We’d like to introduce you to Master #Sommelier Peter Neptune @PeterNeptuneMS! #SommChat #Winelover

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

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

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): As we ask @PeterNeptuneMS our Qs, you can ask him Ur Qs as well! He'll do his best to answer all Qs in the order they come #SommChat #WW

@butleriv (Charles): @PeterNeptuneMS how's it going? #SommChat

@demilove (Douglass Trapasso): @KeeperColl - When did you first start to notice Malbec gaining interest from your restaurant's customers? - #SommChat

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

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Let's start talking on #Malbec #wine & #MendozaMasters with Master #Sommelier @PeterNeptuneMS #WineWednesday #SommChat

@kathymorganMS (Kathy Morgan): Hi @PeterNeptuneMS! I know it's about #Malbec today, but what did you think about the #Bonarda ? #SommChat #MendozaMasters

@winesellersltd (Winesellers, Ltd): RT @KeeperColl As we ask @PeterNeptuneMS our Qs, you can ask him Ur Qs as well! He'll do his best to answer all Qs in the order.. #SommChat

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): RT @demilove: @peterneptunems When did you first start to notice Malbec gaining interest from your restaurant's customers? - #SommChat

@butleriv (Charles): .@peterneptunems great article n @TastingPanel mag w/ @sebazuccardi after the 1st seminar last year. What made this so different? #SommChat

@Sassodoro (Sassodoro): @KeeperColl @PeterNeptuneMS Hi, all! Coming in a bit late to #SommChat! Happy #WW!

@demilove (Douglass Trapasso): @kathymorganMS - Good morning, Ms. Morgan! Sorry I missed you last week in D.C. #Rioja tasting was excellent! - #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @butleriv Going great thanks! #SommChat

@CharlesComm (Charles Comm PR): @KeeperColl @PeterNeptuneMS In the last decade how have you seen #Malbec wines evolve both domestically and internationally? #SommChat #ww

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): .@KeeperColl @demilove About 10 years ago, it really started to take off #SommChat

@winesellersltd (Winesellers, Ltd): RT @PeterNeptuneMS .@KeeperColl @demilove About 10 years ago, it really started to take off #SommChat #MendozaMasters

@fernandobeteta (Fernando Beteta, MS): .@PeterNeptuneMS Malbec in Argentina is good. Where else (besides France) are you seeing Malbec excel? #SommChat

@winegalLynne (Lynne Bryant, CS): .@KeeperColl @peterneptunems I'm not as familiar w/Malbec as I should be, what r some flavors/aromas you get 2 tell u it's #Malbec #SommChat

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): MT @peterneptuneMS: @kathymorganMS Gr8 ?think that Bonarda is nxt varietal on horizon 4 Argentina, it shows great terroir I think #SommChat

@WineKnowProd (Lee Schlesinger): .@peterneptunems How do you explain the popularity of Malbec? #SommChat #mendozamasters #ww

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): @winegalLynne great 2 see you back #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): .@butleriv I think that Sebastian is one of the 1st people in Mendoza to really focus in on individual terroirs #SommChat

@winesellersltd (Winesellers, Ltd): RT @PeterNeptuneMS @butleriv I think that Sebastian is one of the 1st people in Mendoza to really focus in on individual terroirs #SommChat

@demilove (Douglass Trapasso): @KeeperColl - How would you describe #Bonarda to either a wine newbie or someone familiar with other Argentinian wines? - #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): .@CharlesComm Firstly I think that winemakers focused on pure drinkability as Malbec grew more popular. Now quality is the key #SommChat

‎‏@harleywine1 (Harley Carbery): @KeeperColl @PeterNeptuneMS hello from #Vegas #WW #SommChat

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): MT @demilove:@peterneptunems How would U describe #Bonarda 2 either a wine newbie or someone familiar / other Argentinian wines? - #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @fernandobeteta I have tasted a couple things from California. I would think that it would excel in Washington State #SommChat

‎‏@kathymorganMS (Kathy Morgan): .@PeterNeptuneMS Word. I would love to see #Bonarda gain popularity in the US! #SommChat #MendozaMasters

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @winegalLynne @KeeperColl I get a lot of blueberry, blackberry, and a hint of shaved bakers chocolate with violets. #SommChat

@winesellersltd (Winesellers, Ltd): Likewise! RT @kathymorganMS .@PeterNeptuneMS Word. I would love to see #Bonarda gain popularity in the US! #SommChat #MendozaMasters

@drewbie_g (Drew Gourdie): Only a few minutes into #SommChat and I'm already excited to learn about a new grape: #Bonarda! Yay @KeeperColl !!

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): @harleywine1 Hello and gr8 to have you on board with everyone at #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @WineKnowProd Honestly I think that it fills the profile that Merlot used to before it lost popularity - soft fruit, ripe tannins #SommChat

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Q. @peterneptunems What is #MendozaMasters?#SommChat #WW

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): @drewbie_g glad you could join in on #SommChat today #WW

@harleywine1 (Harley Carbery‏): @PeterNeptuneMS @KeeperColl do u feel there is any difficulty getting consumers to embrace more expensive Argentinian wines? #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): .@KeeperColl @demilove Ripe, bright aromas of blue & red fruit. Very soft on the palate, medium acid, fairly low tannins #SommChat

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): RT @BonardaWines: @drewbie_g @KeeperColl #Bonarda it's the next big thing! #tnbt #coloniaLasLiebres #iaccarini #viablanca #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @KeeperColl #MendozaMasters was a series of #wine seminars we did on regional terroir in greater #Mendoza, #Argentina #SommChat #WW

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Q. @peterneptunems Where can people find more information on #MendozaMasters? #SommChat #WW

@demilove (Douglass Trapasso): @winegalLynne - Great to see you, Lynne! Have so much I want to catch you up on (too long for Twitter!) - #SommChat

@winegalLynne (Lynne Bryant, CS): .@KeeperColl @peterneptunems I recently read about Paul Hobbs/El Felino, how is it? Any good producers from Argentina/Chile? #SommChat #WW

@demilove (Douglass Trapasso): @PeterNeptuneMS @KeeperColl - I want one right now! - #Bonarda - #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @harleywine1 @KeeperColl Yes In think so. But that once people start tasting the really terroir driven wines they will come around #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @KeeperColl http://www.mendozamasters.com #MendozaMasters #SommChat #WW

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Q. @peterneptunems Was there actual regionality expressed in the #wines at #MendozaMasters? #SommChat #WW

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Great ?s about #Malbec and #Mendoza on #SommChat - keep them coming in to @PeterNeptuneMS #WW

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): .@winegalLynne Paul makes good wines! Zuccardi Zeta, Diamandes Uco Valley, Noemia Patagonia, in Chile check out O Fournier's wine #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @KeeperColl Yes, the #wines expressed a sense of place based on their specific terroirs #SommChat #Mendoza Masters #WW

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Q. @peterneptunems Which #wines best exemplified the differences in terroir at #MendozaMasters? #SommChat #WW

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): RT @butleriv: .@peterneptunems what region do you think expresses #Malbec the best from #Mendoza? #MendozaMasters #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @KeeperColl The two Bonardas #wines from 2.0K' and 4.7K' of elevation showed dramatic differences #SommChat #Mendoza Masters #WW

@winesellersltd (Winesellers, Ltd): RT @PeterNeptuneMS The two Bonardas #wines from 2.0K' and 4.7K' of elevation showed dramatic differences #SommChat #MendozaMasters #WW

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): @PeterNeptuneMS is handling the #SommChat Hotseat very well - learning so much abt #Mendoza #malbec

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Q. @peterneptunems What were the differences in the two Bonardas #wines at #MendozaMasters? #Winelover #SommChat #WW

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): .@butleriv the high altitude stuff - Altamira shows black earth, Guatallary organic turned earth, Vista Flores granite #SommChat

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): DIDYOUKNOW Time 4 unveiling of @GoldwynFilms @SOMM_FILM! Get excited! Coming to theatres and @iTunes this Friday, June 21st! #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): .@KeeperColl lower elevation = warmer = more ripeness, higher elevation = cooler = less ripeness #SommChat #MendozaMasters #WW

@winegalLynne (Lynne Bryant, CS): @PeterNeptuneMS Awesome, thx! #SommChat #WW #Malbec

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Q. @peterneptunems What differences did you find in the #wines at #MendozaMasters?#SommChat #WW

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @KeeperColl Each terroir expressed differences in ripeness, minerality, aromatics, complexities & weight #SommChat #Mendoza Masters #WW

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): @alawine thanks Ken - learning #Mendoza #malbec on #SommChat today

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Q. @peterneptunems What were the most important factors that explain differences in the #wines at #MendozaMasters?#SommChat #WW

@winesellersltd (Winesellers, Ltd): RT @PeterNeptuneMS: the high altitude stuff - Altamira shows black earth, Guatallary organic turned earth, Vista Flores granite #SommChat

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Q. @peterneptunems What are the differences in soil types in #Mendoza? #Mendoza Masters #SommChat #WW

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @KeeperColl Main differences come from altitude (weather/temp) and soil types (Sand/Silt, Rocks, Calcaire) #SommChat #Mendoza Masters #WW

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @KeeperColl Big variations in texture and stone depth helps to determine differences in soils #SommChat #Mendoza Masters #WW

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Q. @peterneptunems What explains the differences in soil types? #Mendoza Masters #SommChat #WW

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): RT @drewbie_g: You must provide some background and/or context for that intriguing Hashtag! @BonardaWines #coloniaLasLiebres #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @KeeperColl The movement of melting glacial water from #Andes mountains thousands of years ago #SommChat #Mendoza Masters #WW

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): can U give us some examples of #Mendoza #Malbecs that a newbie should try to learn about the #grape? #SommChat #WW

@winegalLynne (Lynne Bryant, CS): .@KeeperColl @peterneptunems hope it's ok to ask about good Cahors producers? Heard of 09 Dom la Berangeraie, what do u think? #SommChat

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Q. @peterneptunems What are the most exciting areas in #Mendoza? #Mendoza Masters #SommChat #WW

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): @PeterNeptuneMS can U give us some examples of #Mendoza #Malbecs that a newbie should try to learn about the #grape? #SommChat #WW

@demilove (Douglass Trapasso): @KeeperColl - @winegalLynne : What a great setup to my next Q! What do you think differs Malbec from Argentina vs. Cahors? - #SommChat

@ShitMySommSays (ShitMySommelierSays): "@PeterNeptuneMS weren't you in the recently released movie SOMM Trek, Into Darkness? #SommChat

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): @peterneptuneMS RT @demilove: What a great setup to my next Q! What do you think differs Malbec from Argentina vs. Cahors? - #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): .@winegalLynne @KeeperColl Yes their Cuvee Maurin is quite good. I also like Ch du Cedre and Domaine du Garinet #SommChat

@CharlesComm (Charles Comm PR): MT @PeterNeptuneMS Different soil types in #Mendoza are result of melting glacial h20 from #Andes mountains thousands of years ago #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @KeeperColl The Uco Valley with higher elevation and varied soil types shows great promise! #SommChat #Mendoza Masters #WW

‏@winesellersltd (Winesellers, Ltd): RT @PeterNeptuneMS @KeeperColl The Uco Valley with higher elevation and varied soil types shows great promise! #SommChat #MendozaMasters

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Q. @peterneptunems Are #Malbec clones important to differences in the #wines? #MendozaMasters #SommChat #WW

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): .@KeeperColl Well since Sebastian Zuccardi is the guy who created the Mendoza Masters, Zuccardi wines are a great place to start! #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @ShitMySommSays HA yes I am in SOMM, proud to be a part of it! Yes and you can find that old pic of me in ST Next Gen out there #SommChat

‎‏@winegalLynne (Lynne Bryant, CS): .@KeeperColl #SommChat Great to talk w/ you all today!

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): @winegalLynne always glad to have you on board #SommChat

@winegalLynne (Lynne Bryant, CS): .@peterneptuneMS Thank you so much for your time, I learned a lot about #Malbec! #SommChat #WW

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @KeeperColl @demilove A lot. Cahors = old world earth, firm tannins, very dark fruit. Argentina = ripe jiucy fruit, softer tannins #SommChat

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Q. @peterneptunems How important is water and irrigation in #Mendoza? #MendozaMasters #SommChat #WW

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @KeeperColl Clonal selection is not practiced much in #Argentina - mostly massal selection #SommChat #Mendoza Masters #WW

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @winegalLynne Fantastic THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @KeeperColl Essential. Without water nothing will grow, not even vines! <8 inches of rain a year #SommChat #Mendoza Masters #WW

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Q. @peterneptunems Where does the water come from in Mendoza? #MendozaMasters #SommChat #WW

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): RT @davidnzwineusa: @fernandobeteta @PeterNeptuneMS Merlot/Malbec blends from Hawke's Bay, New Zealand #SommChat

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Time to wrap up! Hope you enjoyed this hour of #wine talk with @PeterNeptuneMS #WineWednesday #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): .@davidnzwineusa @fernandobeteta Good call - MillsReef makes a good one #SommChat

@fernandobeteta (Fernando Beteta, MS): Man O' War Waiheke has one too! RT @davidnzwineusa: @PeterNeptuneMS Merlot/Malbec blends from Hawke's Bay, New Zealand #SommChat

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @KeeperColl From the #Andes in the form of rivers or aquifers #SommChat #Mendoza Masters #WW

@noblewines (Christopher Miller): Made it for last 2 mins of #SommChat after day at #vinexpo even tasted a few Cahors, one was even modern like Mendoza @KeeperColl

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

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): Please join us in thanking @PeterNeptuneMS for his time #SommChat #WW #Winelover

@PeterNeptuneMS (Peter Neptune): @KeeperColl THANK YOU to everyone for participating, I had a great time!!! #SommChat

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection):Mark your calendar and get ready for #SommChat w/ Brian McClintic, MS @brianmcclintic on Wed June 26th at 11 AM CST ! C u there!

@CharlesComm (Charles Comm PR): @KeeperColl @PeterNeptuneMS Agreed! Thanks so much - great chatter around #Malbec and #Mendoza! Cheers. #SommChat

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): @RickBakas we missed you at #SommChat - see you next time and hope all is well

@noblewines (Christopher Miller): RT @jamescwilmore: opinions I've heard: #vinexpo now just 4 PR & parties @ProWein more professional & more business gets done Me 2 #SommChat

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): @CharlesComm thanks for the gr8 questions and for joining in #SommChat

@demilove (Douglass Trapasso): @KeeperColl - Have to get back to work now; enjoy your week everyone and thank you to our guest - See you next time on #SommChat !

@drewbie_g (Drew Gourdie): Great job! Thanks! RT @KeeperColl: Please join us in thanking @PeterNeptuneMS for his time #SommChat #WW #Winelover #WineWednesday

@drewbie_g (Drew Gourdie): RT @KeeperColl: Mark your calendar and get ready for #SommChat w/ @BrianMcClintic on Wed June 26th at 11 AM CST ! C u there! #WineWednesday

@noblewines (Christopher Miller):RT @KeeperColl: Please join us in thanking @PeterNeptuneMS for his time #SommChat #WW #Winelover sorry to have missed...

@butleriv (Charles): "@PeterNeptuneMS:@KeeperColl since @sebzuccardi is the guy who created the #MendozaMasters,@ZuccardiWineses r a gr8 place 2 start!#SommChat"

@ZuccardiWines (Zuccardi Wines): @PeterNeptune thank you by hosting this #SommChat On #MendozaMasters. We'll keep working on exploring Argentinean terroirs!

@thewinearray (thewinearray): @PeterNeptuneMS @KeeperColl sorry to miss #SommChat reading thru now to catch up! So far good stuff! Thanks

@KeeperColl (KeeperCollection): @thewinearray we missed you and glad you can catch up the good reading on #SommChat abt #mendozamasters from @PeterNeptuneMS

@ATXFoodnews (Kay Marley-Dilworth): Missed it this morning, so I'm reading now! RT @KeeperColl: Please join us in thanking @PeterNeptuneMS for his time #SommChat #WW #Winelover