Becky Wasserman

Exporter of fine french wine - Non vendimus quod non bibimus / We do not sell what we do not drink.

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@keepercoll #SommChat Thank you for tuning in and for your questions, we appreciate all your continued support of the wine community.

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@keepercoll #SommChat Michel Lafarge, René Mugneret. They spent hours with me in the vines, in the cellars.

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@keepercoll #SommChat The company motto is "We do not sell what we do not drink". France is rich in appellations, it's a treasure trove. The Loire, Languedoc, and Roussillon are examples. We look for something special, like a flash, quantity is secondary.

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@keepercoll #SommChat Peter & Paul Wasserman are our roadies until we wear them out, then the younger members of the home team will go on the road. We are very much a hands-on company.

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@keepercoll #SommChat A glass of bourgogne from old vines is often tastier than a premier cru on its fourth leaf. The modest cuvées are a good indication as to the style of a winemaker. These wines often drink well when they are young.

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@keepercoll #SommChat It's agriculture with a weather dependent crop, and we do our best. Allocations of certain domaines are evidently reduced. We honor our long term customers, each year is a new puzzle.

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@keepercoll #SommChat Our main market is the USA, and we are beginning to work in Scandinavia, Russia, the UK, Hong Kong, Chile, & Mexico. We do not work with volume so our possibilities for expansion are limited. We would like to work with more states in the USA as well.

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@keepercoll #SommChat Survival for myself, my family, and the company. Glamour doesn't enter into it, and inspiration comes from the winemakers we represent.

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@keepercoll @stevenpmcdonald I've been banished from the office because my lack of computer skills. I work from the house, I answer my correspondance, and I receive customers at the house with the help of Russell.

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@keepercoll @stevenpmcdonald #SommChat It is your song my friend. @stevenpmcdonald

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@keepercoll @Decanter #SommChat So honored that someone from the trading side of wine received such a prestigious award. What this represents is a recognition of our entire team.

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@keepercoll #SommChat David Croix (he's still young), Amélie Berthaut, Nicolas Faure, Thomas Bouley, David Moreau, Emmanuel Ogereau, Mathieu Deiss, Jean Baptiste Souillard, Paul Zanetti (Clos des Epeneaux), Charles Lachaux, Sebastien Cathiard.

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@keepercoll @JuneRodil #SommChat @JuneRodil Bad partnerships, they cause big damage and long recovery time. Miss you, June.

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@keepercoll #SommChat A reliance on social media. Communication between winemakers from all countries. Women.

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@keepercoll #SommChat For red burgundies - less maceration, whole cluster, very little sulfur. For whites - growers are less afraid of oxygen throughout vinification.

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@keepercoll #SommChat Burgundians say that wine is a living entity. When a wine goes from one age to another - childhood, maturity, old age - it shuts down during the transition. We can't tell when this is going to happen.

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@keepercoll @JuneRodil #SommChat @JuneRodil Trust your own taste, do not follow fashion. Trends last about 10 years.

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@keepercoll #SommChat It is entirely a team decision. We taste together, we are three generations, and we hope for a consensus.

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@keepercoll #SommChat @JuneRodil I would chose Greece. Greece is perhaps the oldest world, but it is new to the wine community.

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@keepercoll Hello everybody, and thank you for tuning in to #SommChat. Also - happy anniversary so SommChat.