tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post1636465872972654696..comments2024-02-25T02:50:53.858-08:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: A Visit to Bowie Teak Winery on Pritchard HillRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-51161653347525991042010-04-19T11:02:28.771-07:002010-04-19T11:02:28.771-07:00Mr. Teak will be unhappy to learn that his E.D. pr...Mr. Teak will be unhappy to learn that his E.D. product may be obsolete. Viagra now is available in liquid form - it is now possible for a guy to literally pour himself a stiff one.Nosh Gnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903701073242931822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-44384657337950812172010-04-16T09:53:17.668-07:002010-04-16T09:53:17.668-07:00Puff Daddy,
Don't worry, 90% of my jokes are ...Puff Daddy,<br /><br />Don't worry, 90% of my jokes are out of date.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-78178875900745979512010-04-16T09:33:11.559-07:002010-04-16T09:33:11.559-07:00The original manuscript was submitted last August....The original manuscript was submitted last August. I was told yesterday that it is about to go to "pages", which, means that I cannot no longer make significant changes to the book.<br /><br />Between wineries going bust and bloggists going funky, I have been up to my ears in changes.<br /><br />I was given "last call" yesterday so if things change again, as they will, some details will be out of date.<br /><br />And unless I miss my guess, your friend "abc" will have something to do with the book. Anybody who joins me in wearing a Red Sox hat to A's and Giants games is automatically my friend as well.BoSox Daddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-56737243544024122622010-04-16T09:14:45.224-07:002010-04-16T09:14:45.224-07:00Book Daddy,
That's quite the project. It'...Book Daddy,<br /><br />That's quite the project. It's interesting that you would include a section on wine blogs. I wonder why. I think it is generous of you, and all of us bloggers have come to recognize your generosity of spirit. But I would think it would definitely be out of date by the time it gets to publication, or that it is a section that very quickly will become dated.<br /><br />I believe I was deleted from that section when I took a "hiatus," which everyone believed was a suicide note. Or wished was a suicide not. I would have argued that I don't belong anyway, so I'm fine with that. But I will be interested to read your take on this whole blogging business, and who you think has an actual future as a professional wine critic (we already know 1WineDude is one).<br /><br />Or will professional wine critics go the way of chimney sweeps?<br /><br />No matter, I'm eager to read it. And everything else you have to say, my friend.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-40568285959511615942010-04-16T08:53:19.111-07:002010-04-16T08:53:19.111-07:00Yes, the book business is a slow and elaborate pro...Yes, the book business is a slow and elaborate process of editing, formatting, correcting, etc. This book is especially complex because of the number of wineries covered and all the details about them that have to be included, because it has long essays about each grape and because it will discuss each AVA and the significant wineries in them. It will have more maps than most wine books because of the attention paid to wine geography. The mapmaker is not happy with me because of all the detail that she has to fit on the maps in a book that is clearly not an atlas.<br /><br />There is even a section on what to read when one is not reading the book. I tried to put in a section on blogs and the computer started to overheat so I had to abandon it.<br /><br />But, ultimately I did fool the computer. I called it the section "Trees and Dudes and Other Typists"--so now that subchapter will now appear.<br /><br />NO, don't ask.Book Daddyhttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-32284700460180203792010-04-16T08:19:56.601-07:002010-04-16T08:19:56.601-07:00Charlie,
Six months! Six more months before your ...Charlie,<br /><br />Six months! Six more months before your new book is published? Is it being mimeographed?<br /><br />I, for one, can't wait to read it. Can I get an autographed copy signed "Puff Daddy?"<br /><br />Let me know when it's out and I'll put a link on my blog to where folks can purchase it.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-70012638540812266362010-04-15T23:38:28.976-07:002010-04-15T23:38:28.976-07:00Ron --> "Yes, she is smart, and lovely. I ...Ron --> "Yes, she is smart, and lovely. I wish she would publish your book--I'd maybe get a free copy!"<br /><br />I dunno about a Free copy, but I can get it for you wholesale. And stay tuned, the established pub date for the book is Oct 1, but I hope to see it sooner than that.Charlie Olkenhttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-47335341780896656062010-04-15T08:30:43.656-07:002010-04-15T08:30:43.656-07:00Amy,
Welcome back! I missed you! Don't let Ch...Amy,<br /><br />Welcome back! I missed you! Don't let Charlie sweet talk you--he tries to horn in on all my gorgeous girls.<br /><br />Charlie,<br /><br />Yes, she is smart, and lovely. I wish she would publish your book--I'd maybe get a free copy!Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-4019807506706314072010-04-14T23:31:55.146-07:002010-04-14T23:31:55.146-07:00"abc" must be really smart. Want to do m..."abc" must be really smart. Want to do my PR? Maybe I'll write a book.Charlie Olkenhttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-85167784137012936042010-04-14T18:52:39.134-07:002010-04-14T18:52:39.134-07:00Charles wins best comment with:By the way, the one...Charles wins best comment with:By the way, the one thing that Boo does not yet have is a horse. He does collect trees, however. Oak, ash, maple and alder are his favorites.winebookgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01108898075062843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-66168388589808075722010-04-14T09:08:59.089-07:002010-04-14T09:08:59.089-07:00Okay got it, read the label don't lick the lab...Okay got it, read the label don't lick the label....yeah I was doing it wrong.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-8588513402443035292010-04-13T10:35:40.682-07:002010-04-13T10:35:40.682-07:00Be careful with that stuff, Sam. It has many good ...Be careful with that stuff, Sam. It has many good uses, including starching shirts and making tomato plants grow straight but it is not dog food. Read the label. It is Boner In A Can, not Bone In A Case.Puff Daddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-57323556431207158652010-04-13T09:31:32.565-07:002010-04-13T09:31:32.565-07:00Who says wine blogs are not informative?! You mean...Who says wine blogs are not informative?! You mean to tell me there are glorious flavors to be had beyond the label licking? Well no wonder I failed my MS exam. Pretty sure I have been using boner in a can wrong too...Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-13087024642276139852010-04-12T22:12:40.848-07:002010-04-12T22:12:40.848-07:00This illuminating posting sheds light on the numer...This illuminating posting sheds light on the numerous winery erections in the Napa Valley over the past couple of decades.<br />*****<br />I know I've heard numerous Napa vintners mention their self importance, though with the drawl some of them have, it may have been a comment about "impotence."<br />*****<br />If Bowie purchases one of the Burgundian "Louis" domaines, he can double his pleasure and make a Beauner-in-a-Bottle. Double Magnums would be a huge Jerobeauner-in-a-Bottle, while those <i> demi bouteilles</i> are Shortfils (not to be confused with Sildenafil)...<br />*****<br />And isn't it ironic that "Teak" is a hard wood?<br /><br /><br />ANONYMOUS IANONYMOUS Inoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-15036772072640827632010-04-12T18:56:09.989-07:002010-04-12T18:56:09.989-07:00Charlie and Marcia,
I've rendered everyone sp...Charlie and Marcia,<br /><br />I've rendered everyone speechless with this vague and pointless piece, and I'm damned proud of it.<br /><br />No, Charlie, Boo doesn't have a horse, but he does own several bloggers.<br /><br />Marcia, thank you. Just thank you.Ron Washamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386836101202976147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-44827959242483098502010-04-12T11:17:17.118-07:002010-04-12T11:17:17.118-07:00OMG, a HMW new classic! Particularly this fine gem...OMG, a HMW new classic! Particularly this fine gem: <i>"A tribute to his E.D. business, it's called 'Privates Reserve.'"</i><br /><br />Nothin' can be finer than a Hosemaster one liner on a dreary, rainy Monday morning!Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-59751085723375368052010-04-12T10:18:42.359-07:002010-04-12T10:18:42.359-07:00I have been to those wineries pictured in the arti...I have been to those wineries pictured in the article, but what you did not tell us is that they are all part of the Boo Teak collection. <br /><br />I have done some research on this, and it turns out that there are more Boo Teak wineries than Huckleberry Jackson wineries. By the way, the one thing that Boo does not yet have is a horse. He does collect trees, however. Oak, ash, maple and alder are his favorites.Charlie Olkenhttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.com