You'll not only find Master Sommelier (MS) Andy Myers at Washington DC's CityZen in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, but you can also catch him behind a drum kit in the metal band, Fuchida. What's their music like? "We slay. We summon dead things by shredding and making with the vokillz. What more is there to say, really?" Prepare for an intense SommChat on Twitter, where Andy stopped by to shred via 140 characters.
He likes good wine, naturally.
@m_arcon @keepercoll I like wine that tastes good. If it's "Natural" & good I'm in...#sommChat
— Andy Myers, MS (@metalsommelier) July 9, 2014
Advantages of having an MS in your band?
@demilove @keepercoll I just bring better drinks to band practice than my guitarist #sommChat
— Andy Myers, MS (@metalsommelier) July 9, 2014
Favorite this tweet! Dry Hungarian white wine pick.
@Foundationspr @keepercoll @PatriciusTokaj Lots of exciting stuff happening there, Try Oremus. #SommChat
— Andy Myers, MS (@metalsommelier) July 9, 2014
Meditations on wine and metal:
@noblewines Very different things in my life. Subtlety in wine; Extremity in Music. #sommChat
— Andy Myers, MS (@metalsommelier) July 9, 2014
Backstage Brunello.
@Path2Wine drinking Brunello backstage with @PigDestroyer at @blackcatdc was pretty freakin awesome\m/\m/ #sommChat
— Andy Myers, MS (@metalsommelier) July 9, 2014
There truly is a wine for every occasion.
@vinogger MadDog 20/20. Grape Flavored. #sommChat
— Andy Myers, MS (@metalsommelier) July 9, 2014
Gettin' geeky.
@vinogger Digging Zupa, Serbia, dry PX and Ramian by @winemakerbriang #sommChat
— Andy Myers, MS (@metalsommelier) July 9, 2014
Summertime, and the drinking is easy.
@IsaacJamesBaker Killin' it with Von Winning Riesling & Triennes Rose #sommChat
— Andy Myers, MS (@metalsommelier) July 9, 2014
Savennieres with devil horns.
@plepeltier @keepercoll Hi Pascaline:) It's dirty, easily confusing and sometimes delicious...Deathspell Omega #sommChat
— Andy Myers, MS (@metalsommelier) July 9, 2014
Finally, some advice for those who aspire to become an MS:
@keepercoll A.@KeeperColl The pursuit of MS is a lifestyle. Be prepared to give up more than you think to prepare... #SommChat
— Andy Myers, MS (@metalsommelier) July 9, 2014
@keepercoll A.@KeeperColl Study with other people; It helps to have company in the dark days of preparing... #SommChat
— Andy Myers, MS (@metalsommelier) July 9, 2014
@keepercoll A.@KeeperColl Remember that your wife/gf/so is in this with you...suffering with and for you; be super good to them #SommChat
— Andy Myers, MS (@metalsommelier) July 9, 2014
