Aaron Patrick

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: Welcome to #SommChat everyone! Tell your friends to join us to learn from #SanFran Master #Sommelier Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining !

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: We’d like to introduce you to Master #Sommelier Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: Greetings from #Sanfrancisco excited to be on #SommChat today!

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: We're about ready to dive in w/questions, so shout out to Master #Sommelier Aaron Patrick 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 @WinoInTraining our Qs, you can ask Master Sommelier Aaron Patrick your Qs as well! He'll do his best to answer all Qs in the order they come #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: Let's start talking #wine with Master #Sommelier Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining #WineWednesday #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: Q fr #SommChat #Somm Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining What is the hardest thing about being a Master #Sommelier? #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: The hardest thing about being a Master #Sommelier is keeping up with the knowledge. I say that BC ppl think that the education stops when you becomes a Master but it is only beginning. #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: Q fr #SommChat #Somm •Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining What advice would you give someone who is taking the #MS Exam? #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: Diversify your study techniques and do not stop studying. Memorizing flash cards is only one-dimensional but hanging maps all over your house allows you to see the region and really understand it - at least it did for me. #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: Q fr #SommChat #Somm •Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining When did you know you wanted to be in the #wine business? #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: At 19 yrs old the #wine Director at the resto I was working in told me about the history of #Champagne and the process for making it. That sparked my interest plus to get paid to drink wine…. AMAZING. #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: .Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining You are the Sr. Market Mgr in Fine #Wine #Sanfrancisco @YoungsMarket_Co what does your typical week look like? #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: My job is to build a #Sommelier community in #Sanfrancisco and to bring the right #wines to the right accounts. For ex, last wk I tasted 5 #Somms going for MS in my office….. #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: @YoungsMarket_Co I put together proposals for #restos of #wines that would make sense and #Sommeliers think will make sense as well. #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: Q fr #SommChat #Somm Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining What is the #wine selection process at @YoungsMarket_Co? #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: That is a great question and one above my pay-grade! However, I taste #wines that I am unfamiliar with all the time, and happily surprised with the quality even if in a can. #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining What is the best way for people to try to learn about #wine on a limited budget? #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: Books R a gr8 way to learn abt #Wine + I find myself drinking #wines < $30 on a daily basis as there are many gr8 quality wines in that price range…. Most #Albarinos costs < $20 and are Delicious #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: Q fr #SommChat #Somm •Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining Any interest in owning your own #winery or vineyard one day? #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: I would love to be a #winemaker but with the increasing price of land in quality grape-growing regions that is more of a dream right now rather than a goal. #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: Q fr #SommChat #Somm •Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining How many brands of #wine does @YoungsMarket_Co carry? What are some of your favorite? #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: @YoungsMarket_Co is the 3rd largest independent wholesaler in the #US and is still family-owned and operated! We have almost 14000 different skus including #beer #wine #spirits and #sake…. #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: Asking a fav #wine is like asking a Mother with 100 kids who is her favorite… She has it narrowed it down to the top 10 but she can never decide on a favorite…. #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: Stuff I enjoy drinking all of the time is #Champagne #Chablis #Sangiovese #Nebbiolo and right now #sake @YoungsMarket_Co has 1 of the most unbelievable #Sake books I have ever seen. #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining Does @YoungsMarket_Co

have a motto they stand by? If so, what is it? #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: The vision is to be the leader in the wholesale and distribution of #wines #spirits and selected #beverages and even though we are fairly large, we have unbelievable quality #wines at diff price levels. Not bad 4 a co founded in 1888. #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: Q fr #SommChat #Somm @WinoInTraining You were the #Beverage Director at WingTip on the Fly before your current job, what did you learn from this and how is it different from what you’re currently doing? #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: Wingtip was a private club in #SanFrancisco and the members really cared about the employees and the quality of beverage coming out of there. They helped me hone my tasting & service skills going into MS exam. #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: Q fr #SommChat #Somm Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining How many #wines do you taste on average per week? How do you keep your palate fresh? #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: When I was studying for @MasterSommUS tasting exam, I was tasting a min of two 6 wine flights a week, up to 4 flights not including any #wines I was tasting 4 work. #Champagne always helps to reinvigorate a palate after tasting. #SommChat

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: Time to wrap up! Hope you enjoyed this hour of #wine talk with Master #Sommelier Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining #WineWednesday #SommChat

Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining: Great conversation and questions today on #SommChat thanks to everyone for joining in - congratulations to everyone that took the @MasterSommUS exam Best, Aaron

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

KeeperCollection @KeeperColl: Please join us in thanking Master #Sommelier Aaron Patrick @WinoInTraining for his time #SommChat