tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post5213877786613299529..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: My Dog Don't Fart, An EpistleRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-72183152567980601112009-06-13T11:18:27.913-07:002009-06-13T11:18:27.913-07:00Ron,
Not nearly enough; it’s like watching the te...Ron,<br /><br />Not nearly enough; it’s like watching the tenor playing Don Giovanni clearing his throat. But I get your point. We have to listen to the overture first.<br />Aof their wines QAbeing Aof their plonk. (OK, so maybe I don’t need to taste their wines to criticize.)<br /><br />AAbel A.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-84450191214691769512009-06-13T08:27:00.498-07:002009-06-13T08:27:00.498-07:00Hey Abel,
I'm just getting my feet wet again ...Hey Abel,<br /><br />I'm just getting my feet wet again with my stupid blog, playing the Fool, but it won't be long before I'll start reviewing wines now and again. Ooooh, I can hear those tape guns going crazy at wineries as they prepare to overwhelm me with free samples!<br /><br />I plan on visiting Murphy-Goode to see what their Social Media Stooge is up against. I'll be a Pinot Days in a couple of weeks tasting the latest Syrah blends. And I'll perhaps bring back my "The Best Wine I Tasted All Week" feature. I'm just doing this for the laughs, Abel, I'm not a guy looking to "monetize" his blog. Who'd pay for this crap?<br /><br />I love Dry Creek Vally Zinfandel, though I haven't yet tasted the '06 Peterson. The best Zinfandel I've had from Dry Creek lately is the Quivira 2007 Old Vines Zinfandel Katz Vineyard. Wow! I think there are about 140 cases of this beauty. It's really gorgeous, strikingly rich, reminiscent of a Russian River Zinfandel with its undertones of white pit fruit, and bursting with blackberry fruit and that uncanny viney-ness of old vines Zin. It's probably only available from their website, but it's worth the search. Oh, and I love Ridge's 2007 Geyserville.<br /><br />That enough wine talk?<br /><br />Thanks for chiming in, Abel. Come back often and raise some Cain.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-72017689162581843492009-06-12T17:25:36.315-07:002009-06-12T17:25:36.315-07:00So when do we start talking about the wines themse...So when do we start talking about the wines themselves? We know that many of these so-called wine reviewers are basically wine-whores and that the 100 point scale is really a load of BS. Was it not Socrates who said, "Beauty is in the mouth of the taster." OK, maybe not, he did after all die drinking hemlock. Now there's an essence that I don't see mentioned in many wine reviews-- maybe Barker and his ilk need to "familiarize" themselves with that one. <br /><br />BTW, I’m sipping a nice Peterson 2006 DCV Zin tonight. Verdict—I like it. Yes, I could write about how it has the mouth feel of a French kiss on humid night in Manila—but that’s another story which I will leave for the upcoming J. Peterman wine catalog.Abel A.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-69195825693307889182009-06-12T08:39:02.277-07:002009-06-12T08:39:02.277-07:00Yes, Arthur, I like to think of myself as the Star...Yes, Arthur, I like to think of myself as the Star Jones of wine blogging.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-91403142400882742342009-06-11T18:44:00.644-07:002009-06-11T18:44:00.644-07:00Ron, Charlie,
No doubt that the comment section d...Ron, Charlie,<br /><br />No doubt that the comment section dialogue on blogs may seem "incestuous". But I think you forget the lurker factor. <br /><br />Plenty of visitors come, read (post and comments) and do not pipe in. <br /><br />This, then begs the question: are blog posts and the ensuing discussions like talk shows (sometimes like Charlie Rose, sometimes like McNiel-Lehrer, sometimes like AC 360, sometimes like The View, sometimes like Donahue and, yes, sometimes like Jerry Springer) and readers may be "tuning in" for the entertaining read of post and comments?<br /><br />Those other bloggers commenting, then,play the role of pundits and commentators on TV shows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-83792288869961460802009-06-11T16:41:56.186-07:002009-06-11T16:41:56.186-07:00Hey Charlie,
I'd never call you Gorgeous. Puf...Hey Charlie,<br /><br />I'd never call you Gorgeous. Puff Daddy, maybe, but not Gorgeous.<br /><br />I find that Alder only posts on my blog if I mention his name. Usually "Your Majesty" works. He must have Google Alert set on high. In which case it helps to have a botanical name instead of a human one. I loved hearing Jon Bonne singing "Follow the Yarrow Brick Road" at a charity event once, but that's another column altogether.<br /><br />Let's see, the Special Olympics. That's the California State Fair Wine Competition, right?<br /><br />All of you comments are a reminder of just how pathetically incestuous wine blogging is. We are one tiny step from being eBob.<br /><br />And to prove it--Nice post, Charlie!Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-21396923309303019792009-06-11T14:54:07.880-07:002009-06-11T14:54:07.880-07:00Don't call me gorgeous.
So, I go over to Ste...Don't call me gorgeous. <br /><br />So, I go over to Steve Heimoff's blog and I find him barging in on your act, and in the meantime, Tish is going after Costco instead of laying on some of his shtick.<br /><br />So, I come over here and find Sam Dugan who I used to find on Ken Payton's blog and there is St. Vini. Next thing we know, Alder Yarrow will start posting on other blogs if he can ever think of anything to say but look at me and the latest $100 Cabernet I just tasted. <br /><br />It's a hard business--this blobbing. You never know where your next sample is coming from, and, by the way, Ron, if you missed out on your latest perversions of once famous labels from the Kingdom of Fred Franzia, I will be happy to send you some. I usually give them to Special Olympics (no,not the kids--the fundraisers) so they are yours for the asking.Charlie Olkenhttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-68830825056316031022009-06-11T10:19:10.029-07:002009-06-11T10:19:10.029-07:00Hey St. Vini,
Man, am I glad you're back. I&#...Hey St. Vini,<br /><br />Man, am I glad you're back. I'm sure you have a LOT more to say on this subject. I laugh about it every day, but, then, I'm insane.<br /><br />You've got a long wait if you're waiting for boobies, unless you mean blue-footed ones. The HoseMaster has retired from the nude glamour shot business. The crowd that went along with them was really odd (you should have seen the Google searches that led to my blog, and some of the comments I had to delete). And, aside from that, it took way too long to find them--I was picky about my "girls."<br /><br />Great to hear from you, St. Vini. I'll start haunting your blog in return.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-69866727769299898462009-06-11T10:09:07.350-07:002009-06-11T10:09:07.350-07:00You're blowing the whole lid on blogging. Aft...You're blowing the whole lid on blogging. After all, many of these regurgitations were established in the hopes of getting some hot samples of Dancing Bull on the doorstep. Doesn't rereposting about Murphy Goode and the tremendous potential of Twitter to sell oodles of bottles constitution sufficient contribution to vinodom?<br /><br />I have more to say on this, but I'm waiting for the boobies to return before I post anything erudite.<br /><br />VSt. Vinihttp://zinquisition.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-11917644009552002982009-06-10T19:26:20.127-07:002009-06-10T19:26:20.127-07:00Hey Gorgeous, (not you Anonymous 1)
You've go...Hey Gorgeous, (not you Anonymous 1)<br /><br />You've got an actual job in the wine biz so you don't need a blog card to get into tastings for free. Plus, you've got knockers. And I adore you.<br /><br />Welcome Back, Anonymous 1!<br /><br />I hoped you were lurking out there somewhere. I think the whole "ethics" thing is hilarious. Ones ethics are determined by what one does, not by what one says, over and over, on the Web. I can't think of a single soul who reviews wines who has earned the right to point a finger, usually the middle one, at Parker, or anyone else. What a bunch of rubes.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-40074119087073749182009-06-10T17:48:39.492-07:002009-06-10T17:48:39.492-07:00Whodda thunk a blog such as Hosemaster of Wine has...Whodda thunk a blog such as Hosemaster of Wine has a higher ethical standard than Robert Barker's (The Price is, after all, Right) Whine Avocado!?!?!<br /><br />I view Parker's rag as merely a cheerleader for the wine business. Only wineries, importers, distributors and (if this isn't redundant) stupid, lazy retailers actually subscribe along with the same 14 readers of the Wineography blog.<br /><br />Well, it's a sad revelation knowing Parker's underlings are not quite as impartial as we all had hoped. Next thing you know, we'll find out wineries submit gussied up samples to critics such as Parker and The Wine Speculator, knowing these writers are too cheap to every actually go spend a dollar on a bottle of wine.<br /><br />Oh, the shame...<br /><br />ANONYMOUS I (glad you're back making fun of the helpless)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-64448484124577241322009-06-10T15:17:59.397-07:002009-06-10T15:17:59.397-07:00I want business cards...dammit, I'm doin' ...I want business cards...dammit, I'm doin' this whole blob thing all wrong. Maybe I should call Mr. Parker for a lessonSamantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-5479623367791945692009-06-10T13:12:14.597-07:002009-06-10T13:12:14.597-07:00Oh, and while the Torrance Gazette was a venerable...Oh, and while the Torrance Gazette was a venerable journalistic institution, the Whittier Globe and Bird Bidet was a rag not worth the droppings it collected in bird cages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-91522057521817061262009-06-10T13:10:52.376-07:002009-06-10T13:10:52.376-07:00Hey Ron
Well, now I know which bed you'll be ...Hey Ron<br /><br />Well, now I know which bed you'll be taking if you visit and need to crash..... (I have my kids only part of the week).<br /><br />(And I still miss the nekid womens)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-35233402457824136442009-06-10T11:11:57.507-07:002009-06-10T11:11:57.507-07:00Hey Arthur,
(Polite belch)
I love the verb "...Hey Arthur,<br /><br />(Polite belch)<br /><br />I love the verb "monetize," which actually means to turn something into money in a literal sense, like the Denver mint. I know you mean that bloggers want to make their blogs a source of revenue. I've got no problem with that--I don't read them anyway.<br /><br />I'm not at all obsessed with business cards (hey, this is a real letter, you can't make this stuff up!). But I am reminded of my restaurant days when "reviewers" would appear representing newspapers like the "Torrance Gazette" or the "Whittier Globe and Bird Bidet" and demand free dinners. We usually bounced them. <br /><br />I'll lay off the business cards if you'll lay off my Hello Kitty!Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-86056156560715701062009-06-10T10:29:21.535-07:002009-06-10T10:29:21.535-07:00[Indignant scoff]
So what does an attorney know a...[Indignant scoff]<br /><br />So what does an attorney know about plant physiology, viticulture and fermentation science?...<br /><br />Just askin' cos Constitutional Law 101 was not part of my undergrad Bio curriculum and I did not see it offered in med school either...<br /><br />As for business cards: what's the obsession? It's no secret that many bloggers want to monetize their blogs - ie make them into businesses. How else will you give your pertinents to parties of interest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com