tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post1969963642808458364..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: The HoseMaster's Comprehensive Guide to Wine 5Ron Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-75730737192857123472014-05-02T19:06:08.526-07:002014-05-02T19:06:08.526-07:00Welcome Angela,
You sound like my type. Thanks for...Welcome Angela,<br />You sound like my type. Thanks for the encouragement. Who knows, perhaps we will end up on a tasting panel together one day. Wouldn't that be lovely?<br /><br />I've had some lovely Prosecco, but not on the low end of the price scale. The cheap stuff smells to me like hair spray. Or that could be coming off the people who drink that stuff, hard to tell.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-70851834013132951212014-05-02T08:33:30.111-07:002014-05-02T08:33:30.111-07:00WISH wish wish you were on my (not sorry to admit ...WISH wish wish you were on my (not sorry to admit to this folks English) tasting panel. "Why does prosecco taste like (a) cream soda? (b) this has more fizz than I am used to. (c) can you have a slightly sweet Brut style? <br /><br />Yes shoot snottiness wherever you can find it dripping. <br /><br />Yes, us English dream of upstaging the french on spk - but then we have always dreamt of upstaging the frogs. Trouble is, most people gave up kissing frogs a long time ago and now look at our Princes! <br />Reddangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274266334794143468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-8200974933891019202014-05-02T08:13:16.002-07:002014-05-02T08:13:16.002-07:00My Gorgeous Samantha,
Oh, boy, do I ever know the ...My Gorgeous Samantha,<br />Oh, boy, do I ever know the secret handshake. The secret is where my hand is.<br /><br />Michelle,<br />Lucky you! Though most folks in the biz think Shiraz is a pretty lousy performer these days. <br /><br />Thanks for being a common tater!Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-76466538312347802902014-05-01T21:06:26.684-07:002014-05-01T21:06:26.684-07:00I think I saw Shiraz in concert once!I think I saw Shiraz in concert once!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623318264841935320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-11510563643655878202014-05-01T20:42:15.990-07:002014-05-01T20:42:15.990-07:00I'll show you where it falls...so long as you ...I'll show you where it falls...so long as you know the secret handshake. Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26752841164708423432014-05-01T18:34:21.415-07:002014-05-01T18:34:21.415-07:00Renzo,
Randall is a great comic writer. His style ...Renzo,<br />Randall is a great comic writer. His style if far different than the HoseMaster. He's more of an S.J. Perelman with his incredibly sophisticated puns and wit, and I mean that as a gigantic compliment. The HoseMaster is a loose cannon of a satirical voice--I'll leave it to others where that voice falls.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-89505697032157541002014-05-01T18:29:26.048-07:002014-05-01T18:29:26.048-07:00Hey Common Taters,
There's something liberatin...Hey Common Taters,<br />There's something liberating and silly about stringing a bunch of stupid jokes together, making some seriously horrible puns, and also finding a way to have fun at the expense of grapes, instead of humans. The Comprehensive Guide is meant to be a lampoon of all the really insipid and simpleminded Guides to Wine, new versions of which appear on a regular basis. Even when I was a beginner, I loathed most of them. Just buy "The World Atlas of Wine," Charlie's "Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine & Wineries," and "The Oxford Companion to Wine," and you're fine. That's all any beginner needs. <br /><br />But Thank God for all those "Wine for Meatheads, Dummies, Douchebags, Idiots, and Monorchids" books. Without them, I've got nothing to make fun of here. Part 6 is already in the can, as we say, and I'll publish it when I damn well feel like it.<br /><br />My Gorgeous Samantha,<br />Yeah, that is one stupid joke. Not my favorite in the piece, but I keep my favorites secret. Unless you know the handshake...<br /><br />I love you, too!Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-56926132777450231202014-05-01T18:25:34.006-07:002014-05-01T18:25:34.006-07:00The Spätburgunder is the stuff all my reps are sud...The Spätburgunder is the stuff all my reps are suddenly pushing on me. One reeked of peat smoke like it was aged in used Laphroig barrels, and the next made me check to see if it came in a <i>fiasco</i>. Speaking of which, yes, I spät.Vin de Terrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469348262788254687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-53632526270281774602014-05-01T15:16:02.817-07:002014-05-01T15:16:02.817-07:00Ron, you nailed it with "Cabernet Sauvignon i...Ron, you nailed it with "Cabernet Sauvignon is the FaceBook of grapes—you look at it all the time, but, frankly, you’re sick of it and wish you’d never wasted your time."<br /><br />Speaking of Croatia, how about a little Crljenak Kaštelanski with your Tribidag? And you left out the wonderful German red, Spätburgunder,which the Krauts insist is Pinot Noir.The Sommelierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373623446507975769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-39037211393838436662014-05-01T14:30:36.843-07:002014-05-01T14:30:36.843-07:00You have pretty much nailed the grapes. Now, we ne...You have pretty much nailed the grapes. Now, we need tasting notes the nail the wines.<br /><br />A bellyful of laughs. Sometimes it is fun to have fun.Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-80670022470311835402014-05-01T14:04:53.185-07:002014-05-01T14:04:53.185-07:00"...the sun’ll come out Mataro."
Too fun..."...the sun’ll come out Mataro."<br />Too funnyJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12584194479553837309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-32421112264319239742014-05-01T13:44:01.765-07:002014-05-01T13:44:01.765-07:00Oh, my! Those rimshots came fast and furious at th...Oh, my! Those rimshots came fast and furious at the end (with an echo of groaners on each accent)!<br /><br />Mourvedre "happy"? Always seemed barnyard-y to me... But love the Motley Cru. :-)Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-79787893634088366642014-05-01T10:57:52.311-07:002014-05-01T10:57:52.311-07:00Let's raise a glass and toast with Motley Cru!...Let's raise a glass and toast with Motley Cru!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-56410683654926543082014-05-01T10:46:09.137-07:002014-05-01T10:46:09.137-07:00My Love,
"Mourvédre: A happy grape, needs a l...My Love,<br />"Mourvédre: A happy grape, needs a lot of sun. Bet your bottom dollar, the sun’ll come out Mataro."....got my head shaking with that one, and my shoulders and my bowl-full-o-jelly. You, well I just love you so!Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-35093631090005303522014-05-01T10:35:50.701-07:002014-05-01T10:35:50.701-07:00"Syrah is also known by its rap name, Shiraz...."Syrah is also known by its rap name, Shiraz." LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408613383986124620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-7680905957422341862014-05-01T08:25:02.178-07:002014-05-01T08:25:02.178-07:00... you could give randall grahm a fun for his pun...... you could give randall grahm a fun for his punny anytime!renzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719763151397519334noreply@blogger.com