tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post5627512324956631431..comments2024-02-25T02:50:53.858-08:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: Salvation Army of JokesRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-37492181377785602622014-04-23T16:57:51.979-07:002014-04-23T16:57:51.979-07:00My Gorgeous Samantha,
I sandwiched you between me ...My Gorgeous Samantha,<br />I sandwiched you between me and Charlie. So semi-soft balls for you. Welcome home! I missed you so. And I love you, too!<br /><br />Alfonso,<br />Oh, great, fictional characters have a Wikipedia page, but you and I just get Poodles. See, this is why the Intergnats sucks.<br /><br />But Charlie, who deserves one, doesn't have one either! Raj Parr has one, but Charlie doesn't? That's just wrong.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-49507169631302414382014-04-23T12:57:09.792-07:002014-04-23T12:57:09.792-07:00in fact Raj Parr does have his very own Wikipedia ...in fact <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajat_Parr" rel="nofollow">Raj Parr</a> does have his very own Wikipedia site<br /><br />so does <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Scissorhands" rel="nofollow">Edward Scissorhands </a>Alfonso Cevolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16983431475848714789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-91114382090456145652014-04-23T10:23:00.832-07:002014-04-23T10:23:00.832-07:00Oh sure, make the fat girl the Rosie O'Donnell...Oh sure, make the fat girl the Rosie O'Donnell character from A League of Their Own. Whatever, least I won't have to touch any soft balls. I love you!Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-20623663288823893012014-04-23T07:33:23.156-07:002014-04-23T07:33:23.156-07:00Bob,
I'm not trying to monetize my blog, I'...Bob,<br />I'm not trying to monetize my blog, I'm trying to quit.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-47646548378468096322014-04-23T02:00:12.069-07:002014-04-23T02:00:12.069-07:00Ron,
A million point scale? Conceived years ago?
...Ron,<br /><br />A million point scale? Conceived years ago?<br /><br />Sorry, but I've only been reading your slog -- 'cuse me, blog -- since last Spring.<br /><br />Hmmm . . . maybe you can sell wine label image reproductions adjacent to the reviews and charge extra.<br /><br />(Wha??? That's been "invented" too!)<br /><br />Geez, this ideation brainstorming to monetize your website is hard work . . .<br /><br />~~ BobBob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-15558175225846736472014-04-22T16:35:36.599-07:002014-04-22T16:35:36.599-07:00Brian,
I was just mad my beautiful wife thought of...Brian,<br />I was just mad my beautiful wife thought of it before I did.<br /><br />Charlie,<br />Come on, Charlie, I've put you right behind Samantha! Primo place to be. They'll pitch around her and you'll make them pay. It's a solid lineup.<br /><br />As I said to Marcia, this piece was just a potpourri of pointlessness to serve up on Easter Monday when nobody cares. One big helping of self-indulgence, to which, as a Poodle, I am entitled. More satire will follow. I'm starting to feel mean again.<br />Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-3284868194383433612014-04-22T16:09:27.881-07:002014-04-22T16:09:27.881-07:00I object. I am no No. 6 hitter. With all the soft ...I object. I am no No. 6 hitter. With all the soft targets out there in the blogosphere, I could hit .750.<br /><br />You and I have discussed satire many times, and I know you like your comedy to have a biting edge, but just like cigars, there are time when a good joke is just a good joke.Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-25613591470048964642014-04-22T11:18:28.942-07:002014-04-22T11:18:28.942-07:00Guest appearance at the next dinner party with the...Guest appearance at the next dinner party with the Wine Twain and his lovely wife? Huck Fino...Brian Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865236857856788182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-44649512238697965082014-04-22T08:09:31.253-07:002014-04-22T08:09:31.253-07:00Bob,
I've already written, many years ago, abo...Bob,<br />I've already written, many years ago, about the HoseMaster's Million Point Scale. It allows for every wine I might taste to have a unique score, and begins at 1, not 500,000. Though I like your innovation of charging. Maybe every number above 900,000 could be sold as advertising space.<br /><br />Marcia Love,<br />No, I don't want your dachshund to dress as a Poodle, I want You to dress as the Poodle mascot! You'd look adorable with a Poodle cut. <br /><br />This piece was just flotsam and jetsam that needed to be cleaned up from my twisted mind. Lots of schtick, and very undernourished, but, hey, they can't all be gems. <br /><br />Thanks for being such a lovely common tater.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-61658832081377036692014-04-21T20:33:29.718-07:002014-04-21T20:33:29.718-07:00I never dress my dachshund in pretty clothes! They...I never dress my dachshund in pretty clothes! They may look cute on other doggies, but I can't bring myself to do that to her. (She does have a sweater and winter coat. But the way things are going climate-wise, she may never need them again!)<br /><br />I read everything out of order in this piece. It seemed to invite jumbling the order by where the eye fell. (Hopefully not out of the head.)<br /><br />Been waiting for a "Most Interesting Man in the Wine World." Nice going with the sabering!<br /><br />Kathleen did have the best line though. :-)<br /><br />And I loved the baseball blogging lineup! What teams!Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-31188922979940433802014-04-21T20:04:04.048-07:002014-04-21T20:04:04.048-07:00Ron,
A natural for your Wine Class: adopt and pro...Ron,<br /><br />A natural for your Wine Class: adopt and promote the HoseMaster of Wine 101 Point Scale™.<br /><br />The final point above 100 is rewarded for graft: the best "freebie" wines and expensive wine junkets.<br /><br />"Pay for play" shilling.<br /><br />Compensation for an otherwise uncompensated "content creation" wine blogger.<br /><br />(Does anyone doubt the overriding motive behind too many wine blogs? The pursuit of free samples . . . if wineries are gullible enough to thinks these folks have sufficient clout to "move the needle" on retail sales.)<br /><br />~~ BobBob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099196210297757292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-63078787086146897472014-04-21T10:29:45.109-07:002014-04-21T10:29:45.109-07:00STEVE!
Our team will completely kick the butt of t...STEVE!<br />Our team will completely kick the butt of those East Coast bloggers. They got nuthin'. Though now I'm thinking we need someone to dress as our Poodle mascot. <br /><br />Marcia? And, no, Marcia, it can't be a dachshund.<br /><br />Bob,<br />You just can't help yourself, can you? Sigh. <br /><br />I love when critics review wines that their readers will never, not ever, taste and say stupid things like "although the 1811 will outlast it." One hopes she was tongue in cheek, though, more likely, she was tongue spreading cheek.<br /><br />Frankly, I thought the 1847 was much better and should get 117 points.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-64174439959629747722014-04-21T10:16:45.315-07:002014-04-21T10:16:45.315-07:00And the 1847 original review:
"1847
"T...And the 1847 original review:<br /><br />"1847<br /><br />"The big issue of the day was whether this of the 1811 was 'better'. (Both were absolutely extraordinary. The 1847 gave me more pure tasting pleasure, but apparently this wonderfully pure scent of raspberries and vanilla cream had been apparent on the 1858 and the 1869 tasted previously, whereas there is nothing quite like the 1811 for intensity and youthfulness.) Relatively light tawny-amber. Extraordinary nose, at first perfectly ripe, warm raspberries and then heady vanilla cream. Beautifully balanced. Gentle. Delicate. Perfect texture. Nothing could be finer. 26 [points] and probably still climbing, although the 1811 will outlast it."<br />Bob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-31356582996260786042014-04-21T10:11:09.922-07:002014-04-21T10:11:09.922-07:00Fact-checking:
So as not to make a liar out of me...Fact-checking:<br /><br />So as not to make a liar out of me, there is a "wee bit" of rewriting of history on the Yqeuem write up link I cite above.<br /><br />Here's an example of the original website text posted back in September 1998:<br /><br />"1811 (the year of the comet)<br /><br />"A quite amazing wine, served blind with 1831, 1911 and 1931 it was the most intense, yet least evolved of the lot.<br /><br />"Deep amber with green gold rim. So vibrant and multilayered on the nose, it smelt as though it was just starting to unfold, yet was utterly convincing about the treasures it had yet to give up. Spicy and rich and so, so piercingly clean. Racy, long piercing essence of cream and spice. Very, very powerful, long and complete. After 40 minutes in the glass it took on a hint of rum toffees which is not a flavour I happen to like (c.f. the greater delicacy of the 1847) but that is the only criticism I could possibly muster. This is presumably a one-off and probably deserves an even higher ranking than the 1847. 25 [Bob Henry comment: Her 25 point score exceeds her own 20 point scale.] and still a great deal to give. I hope very much to have a chance to taste it again before I die."<br /><br />The link text cited above lists the score as "20" points:<br /><br />"Ch d'Yquem 1811 Sauternes 20 [points] Drink ??"<br />Bob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-45016177919819427042014-04-21T10:00:22.672-07:002014-04-21T10:00:22.672-07:00Ron,
Once again risking the wrath of Ron with a l...Ron,<br /><br />Once again risking the wrath of Ron with a link, there is at least one mainstream wine writer/wine critic who did, indeed, recalibrate her scoring scale when she came across transcendent wines: Jancis Robinson, M.W.<br /><br />The occasion: luxuriating in tasting old vintage Yquems.<br /><br />"Tasting article #20" - Jancis Robinson.com<br /><br />http://www.jancisrobinson.com/tasting_articles/ta20020406/layout/pdf.html<br /><br />So what's more perfect than "perfect" (using the British/Decanter magazine 20 point scale)?<br /><br />Self-evidently, MORE perfection: 25 points (sic).<br /><br />~~ BobBob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-46026378923707972662014-04-21T09:51:06.296-07:002014-04-21T09:51:06.296-07:00This remark from the distinguished common tater ST...This remark from the distinguished common tater STEVE! (Heimoff):<br /><br />Glad to be on your team, HoseMaster! Or should I say: Welcome to my team!<br />Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-79383864746168455232014-04-21T08:47:06.577-07:002014-04-21T08:47:06.577-07:00Thomas,
Yeah, it's the best joke by far. Kathl...Thomas,<br />Yeah, it's the best joke by far. Kathleen is a great wit, so she's twice the wit I am...<br /><br />For guest posts, I have Lo Hai Qu. I doubt Kathleen would appear in the same spot as Lo. And, besides, Kathleen is too busy to do something as useless as write a wine blog.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-61952202328213687802014-04-21T08:26:04.933-07:002014-04-21T08:26:04.933-07:00In praise of the "better half", and desp...In praise of the "better half", and despite her joke's inaccuracy, your beautiful wife gets the best laugh. Maybe some guest appearances are in order. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.com