tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post2918839005346699780..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: Newer, Better Wine Critics You Should Be ReadingRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-69151435859946145622017-03-29T00:00:27.230-07:002017-03-29T00:00:27.230-07:00I can't wait for the wine critic who stakes ou...I can't wait for the wine critic who stakes out as her or his niche only biodynamic wines.<br /><br />That's true "Enlightenment" . . . certified by Demeter.Bob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-29427501704128502252017-03-28T10:26:50.775-07:002017-03-28T10:26:50.775-07:00Paul,
I love a lot of natural wines, or, as I call...Paul,<br />I love a lot of natural wines, or, as I call them, wine.<br /><br />Gabe,<br />Todd Underpants.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-27815912072770478582017-03-28T10:03:55.292-07:002017-03-28T10:03:55.292-07:00Another one you should include is the wine writer ...Another one you should include is the wine writer who lives in the city and wants to lecture you about farming. I'll leave it up to you to think of a funny nameAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849290999060380035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-45091663861638451572017-03-28T08:42:51.890-07:002017-03-28T08:42:51.890-07:00Ahh, rainbows and unicorns. Too bad we live on opp...Ahh, rainbows and unicorns. Too bad we live on opposite sides of the country because I'd love to share a bottle of your favorite natural wine. Or not.Paul in St. Augustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908347609061677681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-9933028691352950832017-03-27T18:00:47.649-07:002017-03-27T18:00:47.649-07:00Paul,
Oh, I misread your comment. Sorry. It wouldn...Paul,<br />Oh, I misread your comment. Sorry. It wouldn't surprise me if you're correct. It's the old saw, If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't.<br /><br />No need for an apology. Sorry I misunderstood. There's so much shady crap in the wine biz, I barely have time to be sued by all of them.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-19644790306235189952017-03-27T17:55:29.735-07:002017-03-27T17:55:29.735-07:00I think those people are pulling wool over the eye...I think those people are pulling wool over the eyes of their customers. Every post I make to their FB page is pulled by them. I'm apologize for giving the impression that I was plugging them.Paul in St. Augustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908347609061677681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-34573968878818724582017-03-27T13:55:24.652-07:002017-03-27T13:55:24.652-07:00Paul,
The founder of First Leaf was who founded Lo...Paul,<br />The founder of First Leaf was who founded Lot18, where I worked sourcing wine for a while many years ago. So no thanks. And, also, I don't want folks plugging things here. You're a long time common tater, Paul, so no worries. I just don't want it to become a habit. Thank you. Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-71549806815236218572017-03-27T13:48:47.103-07:002017-03-27T13:48:47.103-07:00As long as you're trying out different wine si...As long as you're trying out different wine sites, try the First Leaf Club, where they will sell you a $40 bottle for only $15.Paul in St. Augustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908347609061677681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-17289256653112948682017-03-27T13:16:48.855-07:002017-03-27T13:16:48.855-07:00Aaron,
I had no idea what I was doing when I wrote...Aaron,<br />I had no idea what I was doing when I wrote this piece. I just needed to write a piece. It sort of stinks, but, hell, you can't hit a home run every at bat. Every now and then you go up to the plate and make a jackass of yourself. And so it goes...<br /><br />Paul,<br />I'm hardly an investigative wine journalist. I guess it's flattering that people suggest targets for my lampoonery, and I do appreciate the suggestions, but I work more on whim than anything else. How did Fitvine become a thing? Is it really a thing? Do they actually sell a lot of wine? Do we care?<br /><br />I will check them out, and then I'll just see where my twisted mind takes me. If anywhere. Thanks for being a common tater.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-74578733874689818522017-03-27T12:33:03.433-07:002017-03-27T12:33:03.433-07:00Dear HM,
Please do look deeper into Fitvine.
I ing...Dear HM,<br />Please do look deeper into Fitvine.<br />I ingredient label, I see no evidence they do. I'm seeing very little attribution on their site.<br />I'm thinking bigger pile of BS than Naked Wines, whose whites are all way over 0.8 molecular SO2, and reds are chipped bulk wines nought from somewhere.<br />Paul Vandenberg<br />Paradisos del SolUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620865476391191536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-54997773307762609012017-03-27T12:04:25.247-07:002017-03-27T12:04:25.247-07:00Starting off this seemed much more Epherma. And th...Starting off this seemed much more Epherma. And then I was rewarded for my patience and continued reading. Brilliant work. Oh, and touchmyjunket.com is actually a domain available for registration at regular prices. No "buy this domain now" needed! Congratulations :) You should do a cross-over piece with the porn industry. At least they straight out admit they are paying for it, instead of a case accidentally falling into the back of the trunk that was handily left open. Oh wait, what is that doing there? Oh well. Next!Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09911398647505242281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-44622646149542267012017-03-27T09:06:24.133-07:002017-03-27T09:06:24.133-07:00Bob,
I'm always open to other newer, better wi...Bob,<br />I'm always open to other newer, better wine critics like Flo Falsikant. There's an entire blogosphere of newer, better wine critics who have the right idea--experience, knowledge and integrity are so Obama... Internet rules! Truth-adjacent is good enough. It's all about the hits. The hits just keep on comin'...<br /><br />OK, I'm drunk.<br /><br />Clay,<br />You're not the first person to mention fitvine to me. Are people really believing the shit they peddle? I guess I'll have to take a closer look and see what I can do. Thanks for the motivation.<br /><br />Charlie,<br />I used to say that natural wine advocates, the most rabid of them, and they are legion, or Legeron, were the Amish people of wine. Now I'm beginning to think that they're a kind of cult closer to channeling. You don't just drink a wine. You drink the wine and then it speaks through you, usually in a husky male voice, like Lucille Ball's when she was old. <br /><br />I never thought about James Clapper. Good reference! It turns out that now the Russians can spy on on you through your Riedel (The Stemware of Eternal Damnation™) Sommelier Series Burgundy glass. They break so easily because the Russkies often get the radio frequency wrong and that shatters the glass.<br /><br />Told you I was drunk this morning.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-24664167541146254342017-03-27T08:38:35.565-07:002017-03-27T08:38:35.565-07:00I am a big fan of Isabel. Went to a fancy SF resta...I am a big fan of Isabel. Went to a fancy SF restaurant last weekend and drank a lot of wine. By the end of the evening, I swear the wine was talking to me because I was hearing voices.<br /><br />Isabel makes a lot of sense. She knows that you have to feel your wine. What good is a wine that cannot sing? Cannot move you to tears? I want to hear Madonna when I am drinking Argentian Malbec. I want to hear Abba when I am drinking Swedish wine. I want to hear Lawrence Welk when I drinking soft plonk from Lodi.<br /><br />And here is something that you may not have known. Isabel is the test-tube daughter of James Clapper. Even when a wine talks only to itself, she can hear it.Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-40602236127264965742017-03-27T08:27:24.555-07:002017-03-27T08:27:24.555-07:00Good one. I look forward to your comments on FitVi...Good one. I look forward to your comments on FitVine, should they ever land in your sights.clay h.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17840258073225588943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-77846582937517875292017-03-27T08:22:38.816-07:002017-03-27T08:22:38.816-07:00You forgot Florence Falsikant. No kant do Florence...You forgot Florence Falsikant. No kant do Florence. she presents alternative facts and alternative reviews. Good to see a 100 point wine rated 73+. such wines have nowhere to go but up. Bob MillmanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074337005404150140noreply@blogger.com