tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post2585356020678006128..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: Lower Alcohol and Ann Hedonia WinesRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-65972808060765693992012-06-16T07:05:41.704-07:002012-06-16T07:05:41.704-07:00Alice Palace,
Do not apply for the Ogden Nash awa...Alice Palace,<br /><br />Do not apply for the Ogden Nash award!Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-8706311342610510962012-06-16T02:01:34.760-07:002012-06-16T02:01:34.760-07:00Samey? Didn't you read Tilapia Botticelli toda...Samey? Didn't you read Tilapia Botticelli today. It's not just about being different. It is about spirit. <br /><br />Thin, green wines, as the Hosemaster reminds us, are an homage to the past, and as Tilapia says, they will bring us new hope for the future.<br /><br />All you corpulent Californians need to go on a diet.Anna Rexianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-37093246654863379652012-06-16T01:25:51.810-07:002012-06-16T01:25:51.810-07:00Some winemakers want to make art
Some winemakers ...Some winemakers want to make art <br />Some winemakers want to make money<br />Some drinkers like their wines tart <br />Some drinkers like their wines heavy <br />But there will always be trend-breakers, <br />Whose sole aim is to avoid being sameyAlice Palacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429926896033595634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-5731718157830039802012-06-15T21:30:44.678-07:002012-06-15T21:30:44.678-07:00Come on, Ron. The only difference between what you...Come on, Ron. The only difference between what you say and what I say is that you hide behind "a voice" (there's medication for that). We both like to spit in people's eyes for the fun of it. <br />I just don't come up with sugar coated excuses for it.<br />By the way, lots of Gruner being made south of Monterey. It's flat, sweet, overripe and oxidized. You're bound to love it.SUAMWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-52335820787620177172012-06-15T20:06:04.999-07:002012-06-15T20:06:04.999-07:00As this point I'd cry "oh the humanity!&q...As this point I'd cry "oh the humanity!" but there is so little to be found among the gas bags.John M. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343670865804216103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-53376431414526614512012-06-15T18:57:26.171-07:002012-06-15T18:57:26.171-07:00Arthur,
Ann Hedonia wines could have been named a...Arthur,<br /><br />Ann Hedonia wines could have been named after you. <br /><br />Paul,<br /><br />Thanks for the pun approval. I phone the whole thing in. I'm disconnected from reality.<br /><br />Charlie,<br /><br />Zealots and crusaders aren't known for their senses of humor, only their righteousness. but it's fun deflating the gasbags. Sort of a Hindenberg effect.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-91170801224707897092012-06-15T10:39:35.313-07:002012-06-15T10:39:35.313-07:00Once again, Chas demonstrates how good he is at re...Once again, Chas demonstrates how good he is at regurgitating what someone else said before without understanding it.SUAMWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-45485098025693504362012-06-15T09:45:09.733-07:002012-06-15T09:45:09.733-07:00Whoa... the natives seem to be getting restless. B...Whoa... the natives seem to be getting restless. But in all truth, "They’re Veraison Wireless" is probably the pun of the year, if not of the decade. The rest seemed, well, phoned in...PaulGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409346656762573929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-17927069789407170542012-06-15T08:40:19.154-07:002012-06-15T08:40:19.154-07:00If there is anything these fake wine lovers hate, ...If there is anything these fake wine lovers hate, it is being made fun of. <br /><br />But apparently, the juxtapositioning of your knowledge with your apparent refusal to understand anything has made you ignore Kreb's cycle. <br /><br />Instead, you are much more concerned with Alice's bicycle--or at least its seat which must smell like wines from some of your favorite wineries.Terroir Is Me Daddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-87706251892298285162012-06-14T20:50:58.163-07:002012-06-14T20:50:58.163-07:00My Gorgeous Samantha,
"Taint"--perfect....My Gorgeous Samantha,<br /><br />"Taint"--perfect. Wish I'd thought of it.<br /><br />Dean,<br /><br />Fake Screaming Eagle is no different than regular Screaming Eagle only it's more expensive. That should help the Canadian ice wine economy.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-49124368624776795212012-06-14T19:32:02.796-07:002012-06-14T19:32:02.796-07:00I think we could use this narrative account in Can...I think we could use this narrative account in Canada..I'll spread it around...We've had a plague of fake icewines for about 20 years -- how would fake Screaming Eagle help ?Dean Tudorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027150351344396656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-86277696353462998682012-06-14T19:19:12.136-07:002012-06-14T19:19:12.136-07:002007? Hmm, might be issues of taint.2007? Hmm, might be issues of taint.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-36386058739508018592012-06-14T17:46:43.072-07:002012-06-14T17:46:43.072-07:00Marlene,
I hope this helped. However, be careful,...Marlene,<br /><br />I hope this helped. However, be careful, I'm not fixed. I'm chock full of 2007 Splooge Estate.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-66618725335186641222012-06-14T17:06:15.037-07:002012-06-14T17:06:15.037-07:00Hose, I really needed a fix of you today!Hose, I really needed a fix of you today!Marlenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26540788930305213122012-06-14T16:18:10.853-07:002012-06-14T16:18:10.853-07:00John,
Thanks. Coming from you, that's a great...John,<br /><br />Thanks. Coming from you, that's a great compliment.<br /><br />This post had a life of its own as I wrote it. I originally began it as a parody of the sanctimonious piece Alice Feiring had in the Daily Beast, but, then, the HoseMaster stepped in and it was suddenly about Splooge Estate, climate change, and, essentially, the idea that not all fraudulent wine is sold at auctions under fake labels. It also has a whiff of STEVE!'s astute analysis of the "proof" offered by its proponents that there's a trend towards lower alcohol. Amazing what the subconscious will unleash when you let it rip.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-72791100295075710632012-06-14T14:41:11.661-07:002012-06-14T14:41:11.661-07:00Aw crap, Ron. I had three blog posts in draft on t...Aw crap, Ron. I had three blog posts in draft on this very topic, and with this single masterstroke you have rendered every one of them superfluous. (That's a <i>tautology</i>, kids.) <br /><br />I really hope this piece gets read by every one of those pompous, self-serving prigs out there droning on and on about some fictional "lower-alcohol trend." Because I have pretensions of being a gentleman, as well as a businessman, I won't express how I <b>really</b> feel about these folks. <br /><br />But seriously - here's a sincere, non-snarky "thank you" as I hit the delete button three times. Less work for me; more time to enjoy a refreshing cocktail.John M. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343670865804216103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-11541561279922319432012-06-14T12:12:32.191-07:002012-06-14T12:12:32.191-07:00Ah, Veraison Wireless... nice! And I already got t...Ah, Veraison Wireless... nice! And I already got the visual label concept for Shit a Brix Winery (but I think the TTB kaboshes those types of label visuals....)<br /><br />Viva high alcohol wines!Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-7263216954672701482012-06-14T11:42:15.611-07:002012-06-14T11:42:15.611-07:00Sam,
I could send you a list of names...Sam,<br /><br />I could send you a list of names...Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-76509314468276272892012-06-14T09:12:16.097-07:002012-06-14T09:12:16.097-07:00We've come to an era of computers with pretty ...We've come to an era of computers with pretty screens but less buttons and an operating system intended for those who don't really understand how to work a computer, cars that park themselves and, now, progeric wines.<br /><br />I understand that this blog is about satire. It's not that difficult of a concept.<br /><br />What I have trouble reconciling is the juxtaposition of your knowledge of wine with your apparent refusal to admit that some wines need time in the bottle to become far more than a tasty alcoholic libation immediately upon release.<br /><br />Gotta love the flash-card solutions mentality that betrays a complete lack of understanding of how VSP, aggressive leaf pulling, and complete berry exposure shift the oxidative burden of Kreb's cycle from the leaf to the berry skin, thereby obliterating any varietal characteristic (or character for that matter).<br /><br />Details, nuance and caveats. Who needs ‘em, huh?....<br /><br />Otherwise, a well-written and well punctuated piece.SUAMWhttp://shutupandmakewine.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-76563817793443174502012-06-14T08:59:23.611-07:002012-06-14T08:59:23.611-07:00Thomas,
Well who wouldn't?Thomas,<br />Well who wouldn't?Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-85331934089889716812012-06-14T08:50:08.314-07:002012-06-14T08:50:08.314-07:00This one gets an award from my standard poodle an...This one gets an award from my standard poodle and me.<br /><br />We both laughed throughout reading it.<br /><br />Yes, I taught the curly bastard how to read and have been sorry for it ever since the poodle grew to full size yet still prefers to read while sitting snuggled in my crotch.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-46035011347069373512012-06-14T08:49:40.182-07:002012-06-14T08:49:40.182-07:00FirstFirstMockingbirdhttp://mockingsommscriticsotherwineblogs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com