tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post3838143511333551696..comments2024-02-25T02:50:53.858-08:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: Dr. Conti, Prison M.D.Ron Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-32092865240075472912012-03-30T16:48:32.014-07:002012-03-30T16:48:32.014-07:00You're welcome! This remains one of the best r...You're welcome! This remains one of the best reads on the subject. (Of course I check the bbs thread daily!)<br /><br />I am a chick who goes by Bunny - but really I'm more of a kitty at heart. =^. .^= And I've been sipping cheap-ass wine from Trader Joe's as I spectate!<br /><br />Anyway, I think the 64 million dollar question here is which "moderately priced california wines" were in the bottles. I know I'd love to taste them! <br /><br />Although the idea that Rudy's own nose might have been compromised by Rodenstock is also pretty entertaining. What do you think?Bunny Watsonhttp://bunnywarez.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-50598869336084354802012-03-19T11:22:54.602-07:002012-03-19T11:22:54.602-07:00Very, very funny. And the comments are equally ent...Very, very funny. And the comments are equally entertaining!lkhajavinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-57221083573964470172012-03-18T21:44:52.153-07:002012-03-18T21:44:52.153-07:00Well, I suppose the Shah's regime might have b...Well, I suppose the Shah's regime might have been more permissive about the content of that movie than the Ayatollah's would be...Mockingbirdhttp://mockingsommscriticsotherwineblogs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-78581635275192599232012-03-18T15:03:16.272-07:002012-03-18T15:03:16.272-07:00Mockingbird,
Don't be so literal--or take me ...Mockingbird,<br /><br />Don't be so literal--or take me so literally.<br /><br />In any case, that was the first full year I spent living in Tehran, Iran, and it was there that I met with Riesling produced in the Iranian mountains; then, I learned about history, not to mention the US/Iranian dysfunction.<br /><br />I saw Blazing Saddles in a movie theater in Amsterdam while taking five weeks off to travel Europe before returning home from two years in Iran. The Dutch subtitles were a hoot, but not nearly as joyous as subtitles in Farsi might have been.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-54427816110889457872012-03-18T11:15:54.410-07:002012-03-18T11:15:54.410-07:00Thomas
I did not know that it was a significant ye...Thomas<br />I did not know that it was a significant year for you. I hope it was a good significant.Mockingbirdhttp://mockingsommscriticsotherwineblogs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-1901020136251191382012-03-18T07:37:07.776-07:002012-03-18T07:37:07.776-07:00Mr. rubber hose; get your priorities straight: thi...Mr. rubber hose; get your priorities straight: this blog is about US.<br /><br />You are merely a noisy conduit.<br /><br />Mockingbird, <br /><br />How did you know that 1974 is a significant year for me. Didn't get to see the movie until December, 1975.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-67178833252101394612012-03-17T21:51:57.678-07:002012-03-17T21:51:57.678-07:00make that: "Blazing Saddles"make that: "Blazing Saddles"Mockingbirdhttp://mockingsommscriticsotherwineblogs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-59620428241702808932012-03-17T21:51:15.700-07:002012-03-17T21:51:15.700-07:00Well, ME, of all people, I'd expect you to bit...Well, ME, of all people, I'd expect you to bite on some choice Balzing Saddles quotes...Mockingbirdhttp://mockingsommscriticsotherwineblogs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-51315088368601486422012-03-17T21:13:09.091-07:002012-03-17T21:13:09.091-07:00OK, you two, take it outside. This blog is all abo...OK, you two, take it outside. This blog is all about ME.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-73141255281089222412012-03-17T18:47:58.102-07:002012-03-17T18:47:58.102-07:00...and it seems you were in 1974.......and it seems you were in 1974....Mockingbirdhttp://mockingsommscriticsotherwineblogs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-13332163596454914722012-03-17T15:09:11.430-07:002012-03-17T15:09:11.430-07:00$20? You must have been out of the loop for quite...$20? You must have been out of the loop for quite some time...Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-27769315537793639802012-03-17T09:22:47.960-07:002012-03-17T09:22:47.960-07:00God darnit, Mr. Pellechia, you use your tongue pre...God darnit, Mr. Pellechia, you use your tongue prettier than a twenty dollar whore.Mockingbirdhttp://mockingsommscriticsotherwineblogs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-23672272484534964172012-03-16T18:22:50.582-07:002012-03-16T18:22:50.582-07:00I thought I had typed a d after hateI thought I had typed a d after hateThomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-36629850016581967752012-03-16T18:22:09.421-07:002012-03-16T18:22:09.421-07:00Ron,
I am a fountain of obscurity bursting forth ...Ron,<br /><br />I am a fountain of obscurity bursting forth at every opportunity!<br /><br />When I was a boy I hate that fucking song.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-27374142310978463362012-03-16T17:38:32.295-07:002012-03-16T17:38:32.295-07:00Holy Crap, Thomas, that's not an incredibly ob...Holy Crap, Thomas, that's not an incredibly obscure reference to a Danny Kaye song, is it?<br /><br />Yikes. Thumbelina. Only on HoseMaster. Luckily.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-51603402517855745882012-03-16T16:48:28.064-07:002012-03-16T16:48:28.064-07:00Txakolina, Txakolina tiny little thing...Txakolina...Txakolina, Txakolina tiny little thing...Txakolina laugh, Txakolina sing.<br /><br />Tzakolina even though you're pronunciation is wrong, when your heart is full of red wine your life is long.<br /><br />What? It's white?<br /><br />Back to the drawing board.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-57917911006091039982012-03-16T14:38:15.401-07:002012-03-16T14:38:15.401-07:00Andy,
I was just reporting the jailhouse transcri...Andy,<br /><br />I was just reporting the jailhouse transcript, not passing judgment on Ponzi. Go after Dr. Conti. Personally, I love Oregon wines. But I'm a guy who always loves wines from unusual foreign countries.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-13082070520825703102012-03-16T14:27:58.057-07:002012-03-16T14:27:58.057-07:00Ponzi makes some really good juice. You must have ...Ponzi makes some really good juice. You must have been drinking the fake stuff from Russian River.<br /><br />Yeah, I went there.Andy Perduenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-50563445604736760052012-03-16T13:37:37.903-07:002012-03-16T13:37:37.903-07:00Mockingbird,
It doesn't take long in the comp...Mockingbird,<br /><br />It doesn't take long in the company of someone you're sharing a bottle of wine with to understand whether they love wine, or the status it confers. Wine is a gateway to being one of the beautiful people, one of those dreadful Jay McInerney types, or one of those guys showing off his expensive, Madagascar mahogany, wine cellar in the pages of Wine Spectator while his other trophy, his wife, smiles at him. I sure knew a lot of those guys once upon a time. More often than not, they robbed the very expensive wines they were drinking of all pleasure. Though there certainly are many collectors with unlimited resources whose passion and love for wine match anyone's. I suspect those were the guys who could see through Rudy.<br /><br />In answer to your question, experts that had something to gain by not asking too many hard questions.<br /><br />Thomas,<br /><br />Since you're of the bask persuasion, maybe you should be making Txokolina, he said sheepishly.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-51153097252898014642012-03-16T12:19:09.512-07:002012-03-16T12:19:09.512-07:00Yeah, Mockingbird. I've been basking for years...Yeah, Mockingbird. I've been basking for years in my high status as a writer. I'd rather be able to pay the mortgage with words, but basking is all I get...Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-22371315929892521012012-03-16T09:55:15.382-07:002012-03-16T09:55:15.382-07:00"how little so many care about wine and how m..."how little so many care about wine and how much they care about the status it carries"<br /><br />- kind of like wine writers/bloggers?<br /><br />The question begs asking:<br /><br />What kind of "expert" would not question these wines?Mockingbirdhttp://mockingsommscriticsotherwineblogs.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-77774479879980785012012-03-16T09:27:49.219-07:002012-03-16T09:27:49.219-07:00Thomas,
What a different world the wine world wou...Thomas,<br /><br />What a different world the wine world would be if most of the big spenders were women instead of men. I've always said that the proliferation of CA single vineyard wines wasn't about terroir, but about the need for men to collect every damn one of them so they could brag to their friends. And would there be crazed Burgundy auctions full of fake wines? I suspect not.<br /><br />Mockingbird,<br /><br />Rudy was a big figure in LA collector circles. A lot of very knowledgeable people were always wary of him, but more were taken in. It's a wonderful story about how little so many care about wine and how much they care about the status it carries. The chat rooms are filled with them.<br /><br />rwdavis2,<br /><br />I suppose the same kind of story circulates around football fans, NASCAR junkies and any other testosterone driven activity. Thanks for chiming in.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26900697248154229852012-03-16T08:30:42.845-07:002012-03-16T08:30:42.845-07:00As to the "phallic measurement" thing. ...As to the "phallic measurement" thing. I've seen it wine guys. Between Pierro Rovani and some local wholeslaer with short man's syndrome. After several minutes of back and forth about some point about wines Rovani finally got fed up, pulled out his wallet opened it up, and said "$500 that mine's bigger". Very funny.rwdavis2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15674277906909728742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-70562758376112573102012-03-16T07:31:59.734-07:002012-03-16T07:31:59.734-07:00http://www.zesterdaily.com/index.php?option=com_co...http://www.zesterdaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1324<br /><br />Corrie Brown wrote about this guy.<br /><br />He asserted that a 140 year old wine tasted "fresh" - wonder if it was one of his counterfeits and if Allen Meadow's attendance at Kurniawan’s shindig affected his assessments of current Burgundy releases....Mockingbirdhttp://mockingsommscriticsotherwineblogs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-29086122230581661222012-03-16T07:31:38.274-07:002012-03-16T07:31:38.274-07:00Ron,
Aside from the phallic measurement, a school...Ron,<br /><br />Aside from the phallic measurement, a schoolyard "king of the mountain" mentality, and massive insecurities related to all kinds of performance deficits, why do you think most of the wine bores and money wasters are men?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.com