tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post2611710130504454192..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: What We're ReadingRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-5672550670152433292013-04-23T08:45:08.064-07:002013-04-23T08:45:08.064-07:00HMW - Thanks. I think I've read your work ther...HMW - Thanks. I think I've read your work there... there was one about an experiment, in a shower and with a group of somms after a softball game, right...? Joe Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302860568125840279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-31379687695987692432013-04-23T07:55:54.628-07:002013-04-23T07:55:54.628-07:001WineDoody,
It's great that you're doing s...1WineDoody,<br />It's great that you're doing so well and folks want to pay you for your work. I know how dedicated you are, and how hard you work at it. It won't be long before you shut down your freebie site altogether. Then what will I do? Making fun of Palate Press is just too easy.<br /><br />And I'm the guy who was published in Hustler once upon a time. I used my pseudonym, "Name Withheld By Request."Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-3533155935802229172013-04-23T06:15:00.566-07:002013-04-23T06:15:00.566-07:00Thanks, HMW, but the hustler gig was supposed to b...Thanks, HMW, but the hustler gig was supposed to be kept under pantie wraps until the embargo lifted...<br /><br />David - sorry to disappoint you, but you could always just come here and read the 1WineDoody versions (also for free). Or feel free to give me crap over at 1WD directly (I've no issue with that, I know that I run the risk of misinterpretation whenever I've got to explain something related to the personal blog; in that case explaining why I will probably be posting fewer self-absorbed and unreadable columns!).Joe Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302860568125840279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-34874045695213306342013-04-19T09:57:15.544-07:002013-04-19T09:57:15.544-07:00Sweet Marlene,
I love you too. As for dogs, well, ...Sweet Marlene,<br />I love you too. As for dogs, well, let's just say I don't trust anyone who doesn't love dogs. My wife and I have Norwich Terriers. Or, as Great Danes call them, A Light Snack.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-30734296832841602392013-04-19T09:28:26.065-07:002013-04-19T09:28:26.065-07:00Hose, I know I really liked you, but as in the won...Hose, I know I really liked you, but as in the wonderful Northern Irish pronunciation of Van Morrison, now I Lurrrve you! How did you know I adore dogs? The Sommelierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373623446507975769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-6929621336819122892013-04-19T09:12:55.707-07:002013-04-19T09:12:55.707-07:00Matt,
Wow, what a cool comment. You might be the o...Matt,<br />Wow, what a cool comment. You might be the only person here with an actual skill! So are there, like, inside jokes that factory guys like you have, like, "Hey, I've got a handle on everything."?<br /><br />It's an honor to have you here, Matt, and thanks for chiming in. Please do so as often as you'd like. And thank you for reading my crap.<br /><br />Marlene, <br />Hmmm. If Sommelier Journal doesn't allow comments, why should I? I can deign not to just as easily. In fact, I'm a Great Deign. Woof.<br /><br />I read your article. Very nice. One of the guys from Destiny Bay, who reads HoseMaster, sent me some wine a few months ago, and I have to say, it was really really fantastic. Not sure I'd mistake it for Bordeaux, that's not their goal anyway, but I'd sure as hell drink it any time I had the chance.<br /><br />But their wines seem far better than most of the others you mentioned, at least the ones I've tasted. However, they're pretty pricey too.<br /><br />Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-71727235422684947032013-04-19T08:42:27.979-07:002013-04-19T08:42:27.979-07:00Knurd: "Most observers were shocked, but ther...Knurd: "Most observers were shocked, but there was a precedent: at another high-profile tasting in London in 2009, the critics were unable to tell which wines were from New Zealand and which from Bordeaux." <br /><br />For a minute there I was almost believed that a critic's opinion matters. And here I thought high profile critics could never be fooled!<br />_________________________<br />I dunno, I just reported on it!<br />The Sommelierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373623446507975769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-84395105409808819542013-04-19T08:40:22.920-07:002013-04-19T08:40:22.920-07:00Hose, I do not think Somm Journal deigns to post c...Hose, I do not think Somm Journal deigns to post comments! The Sommelierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373623446507975769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-23409394101271903762013-04-18T22:09:04.068-07:002013-04-18T22:09:04.068-07:00lol. thanks. my dad says i need a haircutlol. thanks. my dad says i need a haircutAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849290999060380035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-21582628604796344832013-04-18T21:35:06.875-07:002013-04-18T21:35:06.875-07:00Great, just great. Your posts brighten my Mondays ... Great, just great. Your posts brighten my Mondays and Thursdays in between installing handles on the cars you all drive. That's right a factory worker reads HoseMaster of Wine. <br /> Physically laughed while installing a rear window run channel after reading the line "When you think about it, Classified Growths are just overpriced cookies too.” <br /> I am also one of those awful young people that you write about that loves wine and enjoys constantly learning about it. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971520332891951558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-1402539014552155512013-04-18T18:31:19.721-07:002013-04-18T18:31:19.721-07:00Not for nothing Sommeliere, but your article was r...Not for nothing Sommeliere, but your article was readable until this passage:<br /><br />"Most observers were shocked, but there was a precedent: at another high-profile tasting in London in 2009, the critics were unable to tell which wines were from New Zealand and which from Bordeaux."<br /><br />For a minute there I was almost believed that a critic's opinion matters. And here I thought high profile critics could never be fooled!<br /><br />'Knurd / ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-60816331463288091322013-04-18T17:35:08.585-07:002013-04-18T17:35:08.585-07:00Marcia Love,
Thanks, as ever. And a WS Swimsuit Is...Marcia Love,<br />Thanks, as ever. And a WS Swimsuit Issue is a recurring nightmare for me.<br /><br />Marlene,<br />Of course I adore you, Love. Hey, I'm here wasting my literary talents, if I had any, you have the right to do the same. Is there a comment section on your piece? I'll get back to you.<br /><br />Gabe,<br />Yes, you'll love it. It's on micro-oxygenation.<br /><br />Hey, nice new photo! Going for the troubled drifter look!Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-24005670011844736052013-04-18T17:04:11.166-07:002013-04-18T17:04:11.166-07:00ohh, spectator swimsuit issue! i can't wait f...ohh, spectator swimsuit issue! i can't wait for matt kramer's latest expose!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849290999060380035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26639374935889262642013-04-18T16:52:44.614-07:002013-04-18T16:52:44.614-07:00OK, I confess! I write for Sommelier Journal. Bu...OK, I confess! I write for Sommelier Journal. But, you still can adore me, even though I use my "literary" talents for naught!<br /><br />Here is my most recent totally esoteric piece: Although the magazine is by subscription, the editors have had the good grace to open my piece to free access.<br />www.sommelierjournal.com/articles/article.aspx?year=2012&month=10&articlenum=98 (see pdf at end for my tasting notes).The Sommelierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373623446507975769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-83276866222109289892013-04-18T13:13:28.859-07:002013-04-18T13:13:28.859-07:00Perfect. I love Alice's comment. So true! The ...Perfect. I love Alice's comment. So true! The swimsuit WS issue was my favorite though. Wunderbar!Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-36221387416913205122013-04-18T12:43:41.246-07:002013-04-18T12:43:41.246-07:00David,
Hell, I'm a middle-aged, boorish embarr...David,<br />Hell, I'm a middle-aged, boorish embarrassment. I should write a book. And marry a rich woman.<br /><br />I hadn't done What We're Reading for a while, and I wanted to somehow reflect the insular, incestuous nature of wine blogging. A topic emerges, like a climate change report, and there's a stampede of bloggers who finally think of a topic and then rush to be the first one to speculate, cogitate, pontificate, and regurgitate on the matter. What's sad is that you usually already know their opinions before you read them. And so it goes. Next up, Earth Day. Yawn. Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-59952160018866082672013-04-18T11:02:37.391-07:002013-04-18T11:02:37.391-07:00Nice shots Ron.. particularly 1winedoody.. his sel...Nice shots Ron.. particularly 1winedoody.. his self-absorbed, unreadable, aren't I great? columns were particularly painful this week..<br />And for Jay McInerney, once read a review of one of his atrocious novels, and the reviewer said it was awful, but once in a while he gets off a savory line of literature, "like the law is the exoskeleton, which contains the squishy offal of our animal nature and viscid passions." Savory line of literature? And I thought it was just drivel.. There was a piece in the LA Review of Books of some kid who used to worship Mc for some ungodly reason and he was a waiter at some NY bar and Mc turned out to be some middle aged, drunken, boorish embarrassment.. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11992278224164669829noreply@blogger.com