tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post2761151268759370169..comments2024-02-25T02:50:53.858-08:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: Blind Book Review--"Wine Grapes"Ron Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-78356264502214549742012-11-23T08:06:57.078-08:002012-11-23T08:06:57.078-08:00Fabio,
Sorry to hear you're suffering from Pre...Fabio,<br />Sorry to hear you're suffering from Premature Ejanculation. Jancis can have that effect on men. For a quick cure, read Feiring Line. All it takes is a quick dose of See Alice.<br /><br />Oh man, that joke sucked.<br /><br />Furmint,<br />It was only recently that I discovered "Furmint" isn't another name for dingleberry. I always wondered how they made those into dessert wine, but now it's all starting to make sense.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-20095541237695718282012-11-23T05:47:24.456-08:002012-11-23T05:47:24.456-08:00Respectfully to disagree! This book is moist impor...Respectfully to disagree! This book is moist important update for grapes in many vintages! How else for me to be getting respect? Furmint of the dry wines from Hungarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-85397146905280543042012-11-21T03:47:33.887-08:002012-11-21T03:47:33.887-08:00I also can't afford to buy it, but the other w...I also can't afford to buy it, but the other week, at a friend's house, I touched it. With my hands. It only took me about 20 seconds, which is the usual amount of time it takes me these days.<br />Asked what I was doing I said that I was only looking up a technical matter related to Malvar. Fabio (Vinos Ambiz)http://vinosambiz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-4845709852657970102012-11-18T07:23:09.685-08:002012-11-18T07:23:09.685-08:00Ron, we all need facts to kill off the raging mobs...Ron, we all need facts to kill off the raging mobs...<br /><br />"There goes another beautiful theory about to be murdered by a brutal gang of facts" (La Rochefoucauld, 1650)Dean Tudorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027150351344396656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-11691256383633863792012-11-16T09:40:31.208-08:002012-11-16T09:40:31.208-08:00Marcia,
I think it's pretty apparent that ever...Marcia,<br />I think it's pretty apparent that everything I do here is done blind. I haven't a clue what I'm talking about most of the time. That's what makes it fun to write. God forbid I actually have any need for facts.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-42698033041621574992012-11-16T09:33:57.299-08:002012-11-16T09:33:57.299-08:00Guess I'm lucky I didn't see the no-writin...Guess I'm lucky I didn't see the no-writing-talent blogger review of Asimov's book. (Or if I did, I generally will put it completely out of my head since that quality of writing is so laughable.)<br /><br />What about a review of Alder's Turkish adventures: Blind Travel Review w/o actually being there?<br /><br />And with this whole new avenue, I think a Blind Book Review of the "Grapes of Wrath" is in order, as it has the right title!Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-4447537462282927852012-11-16T09:02:23.762-08:002012-11-16T09:02:23.762-08:00Marcia,
The whole conceit just struck me after see...Marcia,<br />The whole conceit just struck me after seeing Eric Asimov's book reviewed on several blogs. Getting free books is not as cool as getting free wine, but it's still some kind of affirmation for bloggers. But when a blogger with little discernible writing talent reviews a book by an author as good as Asimov, that's the stuff of comedy. Once I decided to review "How to Love Wine" without having read it, the whole blind tasting comparison became obvious. <br /><br />I just saw Eric on Monday at a book signing in Healdsburg, and he thought it was "awesome" that the HoseMaster had reviewed his book without having read it. Now I proudly own a signed copy, which I intend to read, perhaps even without moving my lips.<br /><br />Thomas,<br />I toyed with reviewing "SOMM" having never seen it, but, hell, I've been reviewing it here for years already.<br /><br />I humbly submit that Alderpated is hands-down, far and away, the Best Guess Blogger. Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-3049466832777612152012-11-16T06:40:30.326-08:002012-11-16T06:40:30.326-08:00Marcia,
Next week, Ron will review a bunch of MP3...Marcia,<br /><br />Next week, Ron will review a bunch of MP3 wine speeches that he hasn't listened to plus he plans a review of three wine documentaries and one wine movie that he also plans not to watch.<br /><br />He's as prolific at not doing anything as he is at talking about it.<br /><br />I think he's going all out for next year's blogger award: Best Guess BloggerThomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-88727400627624327592012-11-15T22:03:22.552-08:002012-11-15T22:03:22.552-08:00#12!
Good gawd! It's a veritable grammatical ...#12!<br /><br />Good gawd! It's a veritable grammatical and satirical blood bath in here (and literal for the damn cat!)<br /><br />I love the wine book reviews w/o reading. So insightful!Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-88345759176281782652012-11-15T13:08:35.742-08:002012-11-15T13:08:35.742-08:00Kiwi,
Hard to imagine a worse job in copy editing...Kiwi,<br /><br />Hard to imagine a worse job in copy editing than slogging through "Wine Grapes" looking for typos. I did notice, when I did finally flip through the book, the one I fucking paid for, in the second entry, for Abouriou, that they mention Luddite Wines' version of the grape. Luddite hasn't made wine since 2006. And I thought Luddite was what you used to wash your greasy Ludds anyway. Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-35522169452321505352012-11-15T11:07:57.605-08:002012-11-15T11:07:57.605-08:00And there’s a typo on page 430 with GRAŜVINA being...And there’s a typo on page 430 with GRAŜVINA being “idely planted” ….or maybe that’s just a lazy socialist Eurozone thing. I was only reading it for the interviews, honest.Kiwinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-88289031932549578552012-11-15T10:37:19.115-08:002012-11-15T10:37:19.115-08:00William,
I'm always willing to take responsibi...William,<br />I'm always willing to take responsibility for cat maiming. Seems you've stumbled upon the one reason to buy "Wine Grapes" instead of Jancis' "Vines, Grapes and Wines." Her old book wouldn't even maim a kitten. Bravo, William!<br /><br />Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-67729122623186771822012-11-15T09:50:36.879-08:002012-11-15T09:50:36.879-08:00Dear Ron,
Thanks for the free copy of the book th...Dear Ron,<br /><br />Thanks for the free copy of the book that was supposed to be sent to you.<br /><br />I recently visited a website to which pictures of cats with various items placed upon them are posted. Thanks to the shipping error sending your free copy to me, I am now facing potential jail time. I placed your free copy on my cat and snapped a photo just as the cat's eyes popped out of its skull with a bloody spray. I now have a wine grape tome of mixed DNA that weighs about fifteen pounds. (The book is embedded in my blind and paralyzed cat's back.)<br /><br />Since I refuse to accept responsibility for my own actions and blame my poor judgement, I want to blame you. If you received your copy, these pending animal cruelty charges might have waited a few months until I placed a case of some free minor wine blogger swill on my other cat!William Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400300858852383666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-10107944134876783222012-11-14T18:19:19.853-08:002012-11-14T18:19:19.853-08:00Ron,
I know.
Still, I have a feeling that some o...Ron,<br /><br />I know.<br /><br />Still, I have a feeling that some out there take it much more seriously than it is intended--especially those who may be, as you allude to, "ponderous, pretentious, and self-absorbed." Come to think of it, that might be a good reason to remain anonymous.<br /><br />In any case, most of what I comment here is not intended to be taken seriously--until it is.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-41126009265727111152012-11-14T15:57:28.396-08:002012-11-14T15:57:28.396-08:00Thomas,
I never flatter myself that what I do here...Thomas,<br />I never flatter myself that what I do here has any effect on the wine biz. Or that very many people read what I write, or like what I write. I do like to think that the business is openminded enough to stand a little tomfoolery from a jackanape like the HoseMaster. <br /><br />It's a very, very, very unimportant business in the big picture. It's not national security and I'm not Wikileaks for Wine. I've always found joy in wine, and much of what I go after here as the HoseMaster are the things that I feel rob joy from the experience of wine--narrow-mindedness, misleading marketing, snobbery in its less recognizable forms (what else is "authentic" wine but snobbery?), scores, and tired, witless wine reviews written by tired, witless bloggers. Making my eleven readers laugh at what makes wine biz types ponderous, pretentious, and self-absorbed is my self-appointed job. I'm always surprised anyone cares.<br /><br />And then there are moments when someone I've never met recognizes my name and tells me I make her laugh and she loves HoseMaster. One moment like that makes up for all the countless hate mails and ignorant "Why can't you just say nice things?" comments put together.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-73298980718250455732012-11-14T13:36:57.115-08:002012-11-14T13:36:57.115-08:00Yeah, but who flaggelates someone else these days-...Yeah, but who flaggelates someone else these days--outside of the S&M crowd, which I suppose is the definition of readers of wine blogs.<br /><br />That form of Strudel to which you refer, is that how you view this blog or the subjects of its content? Are you one of the subjects or just an interested bomb thrower?<br /><br />Why am I doing this? I vowed not to converse in the dark.<br /><br />Flaggelation, it is.<br /> Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-79263346398774177502012-11-14T11:23:54.100-08:002012-11-14T11:23:54.100-08:00Tho(m)as:
Insofar as "flagellum" means ...Tho(m)as:<br /><br />Insofar as "flagellum" means "whip" and to "flagellate" means "to whip" then the modifier "self" is necessary.<br /><br />But to the most recently the prevailing thought thread here:<br /><br />commenters stay anonymous because we all love the taste of the Schadenfreude cake....(m)att Kra(m)ernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-64486353901976266062012-11-14T11:08:11.680-08:002012-11-14T11:08:11.680-08:00Ron,
What goes on here does matter in the wine in...Ron,<br /><br />What goes on here does matter in the wine industry. Why that is the case is a mystery to me. <br /><br />Maybe they are afraid you will skewer them after you discover who(m)they are--just in case Kramer has stayed with us this far--or maybe for them, perpetuating you is a form of flaggelation.<br />Note to Matt Kramer: the word self placed in front of faggelation is redundant, or should that be dundant?<br /><br />Sam, <br /><br />You keep posting here and you are certain to get a reputation. Whether or not you'll like that reputation is something to take up with the rubbermaster.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-17622355394707113952012-11-14T11:05:02.301-08:002012-11-14T11:05:02.301-08:00My Gorgeous Samantha,
Yeah, Baby, that was a good ...My Gorgeous Samantha,<br />Yeah, Baby, that was a good plan. You'd be better off commenting over at STEVE! or 1WineDoody or Wine Blog Award Winner WineJulia (the sister blog of OrangeJulius). <br /><br />But I need you here.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-71155910956831661882012-11-14T10:02:08.445-08:002012-11-14T10:02:08.445-08:00Well mother fucker! I've been commenting here ...Well mother fucker! I've been commenting here all this time trying to make my big break. Dammit....Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-17344654295934162562012-11-14T09:57:03.428-08:002012-11-14T09:57:03.428-08:00Thomas,
If that's true, I love the implication...Thomas,<br />If that's true, I love the implication that anything that goes on here matters even the least bit to people in the industry. It most clearly doesn't. The online wine pablum industry is ubiquitous, and growing at an alarming rate. Which is sad for the wine biz, but wonderful for a satirist.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-42265192199267230712012-11-14T09:31:24.999-08:002012-11-14T09:31:24.999-08:00VRMMMMMMmmmmmmmuhVRMMMMMMmmmmmmmuhCreatureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865765371692365460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-90273588902149235352012-11-14T09:28:28.036-08:002012-11-14T09:28:28.036-08:00Thomas, I am one ellipse better than Parker.Thomas, I am one ellipse better than Parker.Matt Kennedynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-3645520655819264282012-11-14T08:53:07.371-08:002012-11-14T08:53:07.371-08:00Ron,
Some in the wine business have told me they ...Ron,<br /><br />Some in the wine business have told me they post anonymously for fear of reprisal. Having never given reprisal even a thought throughout my boisterous and tumultuous existence, I cannot relate, and I don't understand the appeal of having thoughts that you can't or won't own. <br /><br />Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-49751671083094159412012-11-14T08:47:49.424-08:002012-11-14T08:47:49.424-08:00Matt Kennedy,
According to Matt Kramer, unless yo...Matt Kennedy,<br /><br />According to Matt Kramer, unless you are Robert Parker, three elipses will do...<br /><br />Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.com