tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post6111745068145984456..comments2024-02-25T02:50:53.858-08:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: Wine Bloggers You Can TrustRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-65655141083747075162010-11-14T12:33:11.868-08:002010-11-14T12:33:11.868-08:00I miss you
I miss you
I miss you
I miss you
Gawd I...I miss you<br />I miss you<br />I miss you<br />I miss you<br />Gawd I think we all miss you!Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-69278101768242976852010-08-09T08:25:21.153-07:002010-08-09T08:25:21.153-07:00Joe,
Who?
I'll just come out and say it, pai...Joe,<br /><br />Who?<br /><br />I'll just come out and say it, pairing wines with anything other than food is stupid. Harmless, vapid, meaningless--but still stupid.Ron Washamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386836101202976147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-14198275628836080462010-08-09T07:34:52.134-07:002010-08-09T07:34:52.134-07:00Picked up a Roger Daltrey reference. Are you pair...Picked up a Roger Daltrey reference. Are you pairing wines with music again?Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11188665746443591632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-60988509777494820372010-08-06T21:21:04.465-07:002010-08-06T21:21:04.465-07:00Kathy,
Everybody seems to like when I make fun of...Kathy,<br /><br />Everybody seems to like when I make fun of wine bloggers. From my end, it's almost too easy. I enjoy doing it, but I think I enjoy making fun of the business in general even more. And, besides, there aren't a dozen bloggers who have the readership or fame that makes it worth the trouble. But...<br /><br />Puff Daddy, <br /><br />I'll meet you there. I love Candace, she put the bush in Bushnell.<br /><br />McInerny? Yawn. He's the Bulwer-Lytton of his generation.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-5300669737204424512010-08-06T11:40:53.150-07:002010-08-06T11:40:53.150-07:00" Authors Night at the East Hampton Library S..." Authors Night at the East Hampton Library Saturday, August 14, 2010 "<br /><br />Just purchased my tickets. Flying out on Friday. What a bonanza.Puff Daddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-72042758239619672192010-08-06T10:29:53.351-07:002010-08-06T10:29:53.351-07:00Kathy,
You misread that notice. It's "Me...Kathy,<br /><br />You misread that notice. It's "Meet Candace Bushnell, Jay McInerney & the 150 celebrities that he can always materialize."Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-25810601768568130822010-08-06T09:51:36.410-07:002010-08-06T09:51:36.410-07:00Authors Night at the East Hampton Library Saturday...Authors Night at the East Hampton Library Saturday, August 14, 2010, 5pm- Meet Candace Bushnell, Jay McInerney & 150 more authors. <br /><br />No indication of wines to be serve. <br /><br />Breslin Report--"Just spotted a Pinot Meunier rosé from Rheinhessen & Jay McInerney at the next table." <br /><br />I see McInerney as a series spinoff...in season 2.Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-63586258803699296432010-08-06T09:38:27.116-07:002010-08-06T09:38:27.116-07:00Yes! Wine Bloggers You Can Trust, a compromising s...Yes! Wine Bloggers You Can Trust, a compromising series.Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-41850629227177543762010-08-06T06:27:53.832-07:002010-08-06T06:27:53.832-07:00"But I've got a great windmill for Tom to..."But I've got a great windmill for Tom to tilt...at (damn, where does the preposition go now?)!"<br /><br />Since you ask, recast: But I've got a great windmill at which Tom can tilt.<br /><br />The bill is in the mail, or do you have PayPal?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-938386720275260702010-08-05T18:16:43.733-07:002010-08-05T18:16:43.733-07:00But I've got a great windmill for Tom to tilt....But I've got a great windmill for Tom to tilt...at (damn, where does the preposition go now?)! <br /><br />You see, <i>Consternation Brands</i> (parent co. of CF), in a strategic move to create a whole new consolidated consternated channel, decided it was time to capture both the wine and beer consumer markets by combining the products.<br /><br />Now CF has a 2nd label it's been saddled with, <i>Carbon Beerfoot</i>. Its inaugural line on beer-wine blends will (wait for it) <i>consternate</i> the entire (remaining) tier system as well as all the legislative bodies that mandate the regulations surrounding these alcoholic beverages. <br /><br />Tom can tilt at this new project.Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-61121325663069071342010-08-05T18:12:24.736-07:002010-08-05T18:12:24.736-07:00Thomas,
I used to line my birdcages with WSJ, but...Thomas,<br /><br />I used to line my birdcages with WSJ, but now I'm guano stop.<br /><br />USA Today, after a Brown movement, makes your ass look like a mandrill's.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-63923342013155368802010-08-05T18:04:39.024-07:002010-08-05T18:04:39.024-07:00Yes, Marcia Darling, you got it! The bottles colla...Yes, Marcia Darling, you got it! The bottles collapse the top tier fulfilling all of Tom's dreams and leaving him an empty wine Don Quixote tilting at windmills. Oh so poignant.<br /><br />Maybe I should make this a continuing series in the manner of the Guide to Grapes... Anyone?Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-90508097433249690432010-08-05T18:02:17.351-07:002010-08-05T18:02:17.351-07:00"I was reminded of the great Chardonnays of J..."I was reminded of the great Chardonnays of J.J. Prum..."<br /><br />Mahvelous.<br /><br />And what is the best thing to do with a brown movement? Do that with a copy of the WSJ (or USA Today) and you'll back up everything for a while, but it would be worth the inconvenience, no?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-50681407013744736302010-08-05T17:59:48.768-07:002010-08-05T17:59:48.768-07:00"CF and the collapse of the top tier" - ..."CF and the collapse of the top tier" - oh, i luv it! And, yes, Alice is too easy on this one. But, see? You've already got a host of new ideas... And usually you're off and running to the races (or keyboard) once you get the titles...<br /><br />Oh, could it be that the Top Tier collapses from the weight of those damn bottles?<br /><br />Word verif: "Pative" - Is that like that Pastis stuff???Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26492866564564747272010-08-05T17:56:20.071-07:002010-08-05T17:56:20.071-07:00Marcia Darling,
Too many favorites? OK, I'm g...Marcia Darling,<br /><br />Too many favorites? OK, I'm going to let you off the hook and believe that.<br /><br />So, what do you think, another round of bloggers reviewing Carbon Footprint? Tom's take might be more like "Carbon Footprint and the Collapse of the Top Tier of the Three Tier System." Vornography might be "I Sold Out Carbon Footprint in a Day." Alice Feiring, well, almost too easy to equate exploitation of natural resources with Parker, death and loneliness. Oh, it goes on and on, ultimately proving my now jejune point that wine blogs have a single subject--the blogger.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-48988127543567498552010-08-05T17:46:26.360-07:002010-08-05T17:46:26.360-07:00Yes, of course, guys are more full of it than gals...Yes, of course, guys are more full of it than gals.<br /><br />Favorite line? There were too many.<br /><br />But now I think you can expand to Mr. Wark's take on CF (complete with appropriate typos). How about "Top 10 Reasons Carbon Footprint Wines are Leading the Industry in a New Direction"?<br /><br />Word Verif: glogyMarcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-31932805960103923872010-08-05T17:41:34.709-07:002010-08-05T17:41:34.709-07:00Marcia Darling,
Guys are just more full of it tha...Marcia Darling,<br /><br />Guys are just more full of it than women.<br /><br />And, what, no favorite line? I'm crushed.<br /><br />I guess I put the doody in 1WineDoody.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-87071361320887272142010-08-05T17:38:13.575-07:002010-08-05T17:38:13.575-07:00Why do guys ALWAYS have to write about Brown Movem...Why do guys ALWAYS have to write about Brown Movements??? Do you see Sam commenting on this topic on her blog? Noooooooooooooooooo! (#1 WineDoody does get points for his comment, however.)<br /><br />Curious how the CF "Creeping Deforestation" turns out to be a Grenache...a more 'woody' vine trunk than other varietals...HmmmmMarcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-62856021024045174852010-08-05T15:04:33.136-07:002010-08-05T15:04:33.136-07:00geez you guys are tough. why dont you pick on elin...geez you guys are tough. why dont you pick on elin mccoy-toy for a change?Lettie Me Alonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-68738258158167826082010-08-05T13:10:25.038-07:002010-08-05T13:10:25.038-07:001WineDoody,
I thought it was about time I had a l...1WineDoody,<br /><br />I thought it was about time I had a little fun with other Wine Blog Award winners. <br /><br />And, you know, I kind of like my Carbon Footprint brand. Maybe we can all do a Wine Blogging Wednesday and match the wines with music! I'm thinkin' Heavy Metal. Yeah, like I know anything about Heavy Metal.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-42078256438835681862010-08-05T12:55:59.288-07:002010-08-05T12:55:59.288-07:00I almost had a brown movement of my own reading th...I almost had a brown movement of my own reading this.<br /><br />This one might just be your magnum opus (which sounds like a new condom brand, now that I type it)...1WineDoodyhttp://www.1winedude.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-87157761797589608092010-08-05T12:19:51.183-07:002010-08-05T12:19:51.183-07:00Mr. HoseMaster Sir,
I believe I do get your "...Mr. HoseMaster Sir,<br />I believe I do get your "drift" and I have to say that I am absolutely offended. I am shocked that you would speak to me in such a suggestive tone and you have left me with no other choice but to say...you know where to find me.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-65080155200751890932010-08-05T12:00:58.851-07:002010-08-05T12:00:58.851-07:00I did. But we'll see if it gets approved....I did. But we'll see if it gets approved....Arthur Esteban Franciso Maria Conchita Alonzo Conception de Corazon de Jesus de la Vina Przebinda, MD, PhD, PDQ, ret.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-78781624455746953262010-08-05T10:52:13.966-07:002010-08-05T10:52:13.966-07:00Arthur,
So are you going to go over to STEVE! and...Arthur,<br /><br />So are you going to go over to STEVE! and post a link to Le Petomane of Wine?<br /><br />Just kidding. <br /><br />Puff Daddy,<br /><br />Since when do you need credentials to write about wine? Especially for WSJ. But you're right about McInerny, he substitutes hyperbole and metaphor for insight and knowledge. But, truthfully, he's perfect for WSJ. Lettie Teague is the one who doesn't fit there. She should be writing the wine column for USA Today.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-55328660862196000982010-08-05T10:06:42.810-07:002010-08-05T10:06:42.810-07:00Geez, Arthur, how soon they forget.
And STEVE! do...Geez, Arthur, how soon they forget.<br /><br />And STEVE! does not review wine. He reviews himself. On the other hand, other than the occasional ride on Rachel Alexander or dinner with Bill Harlan, STEVE! is just another schmoe like the rest of us trying to make a buck. That puts him light years ahead of McInerny whose credentials as a wine journalist are non-existent.Puff Daddyhttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.com