Thomas M Price

Master Sommelier and a National Educator for Jackson Family Fine Wines

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@warriors God bless u Steve

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#Promoteinclusion I will be the best ally I can be and recognize and promote psychological safety in my company and my life

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@keepercoll It has been an honor and pleasure chatting #wine with everyone and thanks to @keepercoll for having me on #SommChat today.

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@keepercoll Some trends seen & continuing:
Packaging formats likes cans, boxes, kegs, etc will not go away bc they demistify product 4 avg consumer, which is good 4 biz
Sustainable farming is impt 2 current #wine buyer
Quality 2 Value ratio going 2 continue 2B an impt factor. #SommChat

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@keepercoll I tell my sales team:

Always set an appointment
Understand the account's wine list and present appropriate #wines for the account
Keep your presentation to 15 mins or less

#SommChat

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@keepercoll Learn what kind of a learner U R! Are you visual R auditory? I "drew" maps (this is not @drewhendricksms) 4 many years & discovered that I couldn't retain info that way. When I started listening to recordings of myself talking abt the same info, I was successful.... #SommChat

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@keepercoll Jackson Family Fine #Wines is family owned, quality focused, sustainably farmed worldwide, and trying to be the best #wine company in the world!!! We feel that quality/good #wine never go out of style. #SommChat

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@artculinairemag @keepercoll #Travel Travel Travel! Time management, managing sales & admin duties with equal attention, and addressing outside commitments without interfering with job performance. #family of course, a top priority as well. #SommChat

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@donajilira Taking each wine as an individual exam rather than worrying about the flight as a whole. Get a kitchen timer and keep your own time. It is invaluable. Knowing where you are at timewise is crucial. #SommChat

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@SandyWasserman Some of my mentors are @larsryssdal David Coyle @ShaynBjornholm and including many people before my time that helped to shape my success in the industry.

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@keepercoll @texsomiwa The #wines that are entered in #texsomIWA are judged completely on merit with no preconceived notions by the panel of tasters. It is a valuable tool for the whole industry to learn where #wines stand on the international stage. #SommChat

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@texsomiwa Sitting at a table with an amazing mix of #wine professionals like other MSs, MWs, retail shop owners, journalists and more from around the world makes #texsomIWA the most objective blind tasting format I have ever been a part of. I learn from this experience every yr. #SommChat

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Good morning everyone I am Thomas Price and I am #wine educator for Jackson Family Fine #wines - can't wait to hear your questions today on #SommChat

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@TEXSOM I learn more blind tasting with those that have not passed the MS exam than with those that have passed. Ppl describe #wines beautifully; my job is to help them take the right path. The passion I see from aspiring #Sommeliers @TEXSOM is amazing. #SommChat

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@keepercoll After passing the Master #Sommelier exam, I stayed on the #resto floor for 2 years before I started the Wine Education Director with Jackson Family Fine #Wines because my work as a #Sommelier on the floor was very fulfilling. I started this position in 2014. #SommChat

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@keepercoll The job is abt 1/3 distributor education, 1/3 events & dinners, & 1/3 sales w/ #wine rep in the car. Was approached by Jackson Family bc I had been a strong supporter of their #wines at Met Grill N #Seattle. I was ready for a new challenge outside of resto floor.... #SommChat

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@keepercoll I have been in #resto biz my entire life and have always had a love of #food and #wine - started as dishwasher at age 13 and worked all the up to being an owner. While working in kitchen, my love for wine evolved as I paired food with wine #SommChat

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@StoneLarry It is just brutal to have witnessed the lack of run support for this guy over his great career
But, yes, it's great to see him rockin again

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@sommelierbates
I wish it was me!!

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White Hot fried rice# thanks christopher Bates ms