tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post613840120236630842..comments2024-02-25T02:50:53.858-08:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: The Wine Writer Classification of 2013Ron Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-56164123904622509852013-01-27T09:00:01.523-08:002013-01-27T09:00:01.523-08:00Eric,
It was a funny comment. For a guy who plays ...Eric,<br />It was a funny comment. For a guy who plays guitar, anyway.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-58939649649175510142013-01-27T04:58:11.176-08:002013-01-27T04:58:11.176-08:00Paul may have a gee-tar, but that was a funny comm...Paul may have a gee-tar, but that was a funny comment.<br /><br />EVOEric V. Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421713709476706024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-66441385576467113842013-01-25T09:24:28.539-08:002013-01-25T09:24:28.539-08:00Suk Chun Kwak,
Man, that's fun to type.
You h...Suk Chun Kwak,<br />Man, that's fun to type.<br /><br />You have a point. But it would be something to look forward to every ten years, screwing with wine writers. And, as creator of the classification system, I think you're crazy if you think bribery won't work to get promoted.<br /><br />bungsniffer,<br />Perfect! Great Jancis line.<br /><br />Oh, all the Brits use to regularly pull Harry's chair out from under him. It's just like they wait until Clive Coates is passed out drunk and then they paint on that ludicrous beard.<br /><br />Paul,<br />Yes, you and pistols at Dawn, I'll shoot Tony Orlando!<br /><br />I kept running into wine bloggers, all men, who also played music, and it started to make me laugh. You, 1WineDoody, Jeremy Parzen... What, it's not enough to drive the babes crazy with wine knowledge? However, I am guessing that there are probably a bunch of male music bloggers who brag about their wine cellars. <br /><br />My Gorgeous Samantha,<br />He do!Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-58760069412835426802013-01-25T09:00:51.853-08:002013-01-25T09:00:51.853-08:00I'm betting Paul has him a Gee-tar.....I'm betting Paul has him a Gee-tar.....Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-37860431569548862012013-01-25T08:38:49.188-08:002013-01-25T08:38:49.188-08:00Sir - I fail to see the difference between a wine ...Sir - I fail to see the difference between a wine critic who fancies himself a songwriter, and a blogger who fancies himself a comedian! Pistols at dawn?PaulGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409346656762573929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-15061347611940488362013-01-25T07:17:08.731-08:002013-01-25T07:17:08.731-08:00I asked Jancis for her thoughts. Her response was ...I asked Jancis for her thoughts. Her response was "First, I cannot be. Second, I do not deign to be. Jancis I am."<br /><br />I didn't realize Hugh had that little respect for Harry Waugh. Speaking of Harry and Johnson....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-52718131215777109582013-01-24T22:59:33.659-08:002013-01-24T22:59:33.659-08:00Dear Hosaemaster,
Why would you want to come back...Dear Hosaemaster,<br /><br />Why would you want to come back in ten years to revisit the rankings? I thought the whole point of the classifications is that they're set in stone so that no amount of underperformance will result in demotion, just as no amount of improvement/lobbying/bribe can get you on it if you're not there already. I think you can just leave it as it is, and anyone who still wants a spot can buy out the names, as the Bordelais do. Besides, I don't think you'll have to wait too long before some of the top growths stop functioning, and you might be able to get a bargain then.Suk Chun Kwakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11021494742293203650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-31784053408388716762013-01-24T19:18:13.146-08:002013-01-24T19:18:13.146-08:00I gladly accept any and all excuses and explanatio...I gladly accept any and all excuses and explanations, Ron. You burned only the tiniest amount of your credit in heaven with this one. Even Homer nods. I am choosing to believe that Neal Martin ghost-wrote the piece because you had the flu...Bill Klapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811979501220539493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-40728075423134049102013-01-24T15:08:55.548-08:002013-01-24T15:08:55.548-08:00Bill,
I couldn't agree more.
My original in...Bill, <br />I couldn't agree more. <br /><br />My original intention was to do an actual ranking of wine writers. I've had this idea for months, and wrestled with it constantly. When I sat down to write it yesterday (would it excuse me to let you know I have the worst damned flu I've ever had in my life?) and got to the rankings, the task was daunting. I started listing wine writers under each Growth, and soon found that there were an amazing amount of them, most of them with little influence, as is true in most fields of criticism. I just got discouraged. I wasn't worried about offending any of them, I just couldn't find a real way to make the list funny. There are times you write yourself into a corner, and this was one of them for me. But I wanted the damned subject off my plate. And so it is.<br /><br />Sorry to disappoint. You get what you pay for.<br /><br /><br /><br />Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-25028323826678943742013-01-24T14:51:42.488-08:002013-01-24T14:51:42.488-08:00Ron, my man, you just died with this piece. Stron...Ron, my man, you just died with this piece. Strong setup, then nada. I am weeping openly. It is the first time...Bill Klapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811979501220539493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-22261757727142442692013-01-24T14:49:35.014-08:002013-01-24T14:49:35.014-08:00David,
Ah, I kid my friends the wine writers. Thou...David,<br />Ah, I kid my friends the wine writers. Though I do think a classification of them would be really interesting, if not downright dangerous. Aside from Parkenstein, who are the other First Growths? And how many think they belong in the First Growths? They love to rank stuff, wouldn't it be fun for winery owners to turn the tables?<br /><br />My other First Growths were Jancis Robinson, Eric Asimov, Gerald Asher (retired, basically) and Chronic Negress.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-50708049308205012902013-01-24T14:20:28.168-08:002013-01-24T14:20:28.168-08:00"Death... wine writers unhappy with their ran..."Death... wine writers unhappy with their ranking to strongly consider it."<br /><br />brilliant!<br /><br />cheers,<br /><br />davidvoice of reasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245512801828772260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-15122557494877993512013-01-24T12:52:05.586-08:002013-01-24T12:52:05.586-08:00David,
That would be "pack of drowning Poodle...David,<br />That would be "pack of drowning Poodles..."<br /><br />I always laugh when I see some poor, lonely, needy wine blogger post pictures of himself playing in some sad band, as though the fact that he can mangle music makes him more of an authority on wine, or that we give a crap. It's almost as annoying as rock stars who fancy themselves wine experts, but not quite.<br /><br />Thanks for chiming in. And it's always guys with guitars, isn't it, same as on wine blogs, never women. We are a sad sex.<br /><br />My Gorgeous Samantha,<br />A little too quick on the trigger? I know the feeling.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26787388434568703512013-01-24T12:48:45.301-08:002013-01-24T12:48:45.301-08:00Okay yeah, that was just gross. Sorry guys. Okay yeah, that was just gross. Sorry guys. Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-38494106443357776782013-01-24T12:39:14.183-08:002013-01-24T12:39:14.183-08:00Yeah, you should see what I get when I stroke/prai...Yeah, you should see what I get when I stroke/praise him!Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-2178849970225097352013-01-24T12:35:11.123-08:002013-01-24T12:35:11.123-08:00Bob,
Of course it is, my friend, it's called t...Bob,<br />Of course it is, my friend, it's called the wine business.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-65096577863685748372013-01-24T12:35:05.874-08:002013-01-24T12:35:05.874-08:00Oh Ron you don't like guys in bands??? hehe .....Oh Ron you don't like guys in bands??? hehe .. I once wrote a column about how guys with their acoustic guitars wreck your party.. totally uninvited and unasked for.. more obnoxious than a wine snob/boor... wouldn't it be sweet justice if these hacks got sent to hell or purgatory where they could get a taste of their own medicine, filled with hacks all plonking away on their guitars, singing their dreadful songs, sounding like a pack of drowning dogs... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138934099102784966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-89034503877860696752013-01-24T12:29:37.184-08:002013-01-24T12:29:37.184-08:00Parker praises you, you praise Parker. Isn't t...Parker praises you, you praise Parker. Isn't this a form of incest?BobFosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08970172004027005354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-59358128141289235372013-01-24T11:38:26.974-08:002013-01-24T11:38:26.974-08:00Dean,
Well, your panel did a helluva job. I'm ...Dean,<br />Well, your panel did a helluva job. I'm sure there are numerous Canadian wine writers who deserve to be classified. There's, uh, yeah, and that guy in Toronto, and isn't there one in Vancouver? Shame they were overlooked.<br /><br />As was I.<br /><br />Thomas,<br />Dr. Oz used to be much bigger when he was Dr. Lb. And, yes, that is how gesundheit is spelled. But not how it's pronounced.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-6368246213471227912013-01-24T11:08:39.792-08:002013-01-24T11:08:39.792-08:00Dr. Oz? Is he the wine writer whose prescriptions ...Dr. Oz? Is he the wine writer whose prescriptions put you to sleep?<br /><br />More important: is that how gesundheit is spelled?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-45829472447244863192013-01-24T10:43:53.194-08:002013-01-24T10:43:53.194-08:00Gesundheit!Gesundheit!Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-54979681414299764922013-01-24T10:37:22.536-08:002013-01-24T10:37:22.536-08:00aaack pffft !!!aaack pffft !!!Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-85886370038150387182013-01-24T09:59:23.474-08:002013-01-24T09:59:23.474-08:00As the Canadian representative to your 2013 Wine W...As the Canadian representative to your 2013 Wine Writer Classification Panel, I failed to lobby hard enough to get the names of certain Canadian writers up to at least the Fourth Growth of the scale.<br /><br />For that, I have to apologize to my Canadian colleagues. <br /><br />As to the whole procedure, I say: eh, you! See you in 2023...Dean Tudorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027150351344396656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-39094956349894553932013-01-24T09:48:08.141-08:002013-01-24T09:48:08.141-08:00My Gorgeous Samantha,
I started actually listing a...My Gorgeous Samantha,<br />I started actually listing as many wine writers as I could think of under the Growths, but that got tedious in a hurry. I'm guessing you wouldn't want to be among them. And you know you're always a First Growth to me. <br /><br />I love you, too!<br /><br />Thomas,<br />Yeah, yeah, yeah, now I'm suddenly WebMD. How do you manage being both Grammar Police and Dr. Oz? <br /><br />I know you're correct, sir. It's comedy, it's stupid, and as for stages, I'm catching the next one out of town.<br /><br />Brian,<br />Don't encourage him. I'm the one who needs help.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-84720690458413210552013-01-24T09:41:11.694-08:002013-01-24T09:41:11.694-08:00Thomas...there is only 4 stages of cancer & ar...Thomas...there is only 4 stages of cancer & are of increasing strength, but otherwise your point has some validityAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616496398623073552noreply@blogger.com