tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post8340369218279109885..comments2024-02-25T02:50:53.858-08:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: The HoseMaster's Honest Guide to Grapes Volume 7Ron Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-80090213266655508842010-08-08T08:41:28.576-07:002010-08-08T08:41:28.576-07:00Dearest Ceci,
Thank you. Eventually I'll run ...Dearest Ceci,<br /><br />Thank you. Eventually I'll run out of grapes and have to stop. I only have about 5900 to go, so we're getting close. Don't despair, I have a hilarious series on rootstock lined up right behind it.<br /><br />Say, why the hell aren't you here more often? No lame excuses.Ron Washamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386836101202976147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-31650764997123769972010-08-08T06:24:17.343-07:002010-08-08T06:24:17.343-07:00I honestly love these posts, they get me every tim...I honestly love these posts, they get me every time! Please never, ever stop doing these! LOVE IT!!The Ceci Sipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067132008386044011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-88444336659059769682010-07-30T15:25:40.656-07:002010-07-30T15:25:40.656-07:00Ron, these are truly the absolute worst puns (as a...Ron, these are truly the absolute worst puns (as a group) ever to abuse the English language. But I must add my own favorite to the mix: "Fans of the grape are known as "Arneis Army" and hold an annual tasting at Chateau Palmer."<br /><br />What brazen mix of drugs, alcohol, loneliness and genetic malfeasance can possibly have given rise to such punditry? I can only aspire...<br /><br />Honored, as always, to be in your prescience...PaulGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409346656762573929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-60661506310582034882010-07-28T20:06:00.228-07:002010-07-28T20:06:00.228-07:00Tamara,
Of course I noticed. I was afraid I scare...Tamara,<br /><br />Of course I noticed. I was afraid I scared you off when I ranted and raved at you a few posts ago. Don't mind me, I just occasionally forget to take my meds. Aren't Xanax suppositories?Ron Washamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386836101202976147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-86293051105946540552010-07-28T19:13:29.389-07:002010-07-28T19:13:29.389-07:00Please don't pout, really. Let me do it for yo...Please don't pout, really. Let me do it for you (I've been told my lips were made for it, pouting that is). I haven't really been gone, just a bit quiet. Surprised you noticed :) No parades for me thanks.Sip with Me!https://www.blogger.com/profile/01396446937839484772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-44412431795786012052010-07-27T18:34:53.754-07:002010-07-27T18:34:53.754-07:00Arthur,
Honestly, you should have breaded and fr...Arthur, <br /><br />Honestly, you should have breaded and fried the Gruner and given it to the pig.<br /><br />My Gorgeous Samantha,<br /><br />That's the nicest thing anyone has said to me in months. You pound, I'll pull, it'll be porktastic.<br /><br />Tamara Darling,<br /><br />I've missed you! Don't be gone so long, I tend to pout.<br /><br />Hey, join the nit-picky parade. No, Tonya didn't wield the wood, but she encouraged it. But, really, I didn't care then, and now I don't Kerrigan.Ron Washamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386836101202976147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-87203772867901423032010-07-27T18:19:06.024-07:002010-07-27T18:19:06.024-07:00Love, love, lurve the Guide to Grapes, though you ...Love, love, lurve the Guide to Grapes, though you know how much your blogger bashing appeals to me as well. And not to be nit-picky, and I'm not one of Tonya's PR agents or a member of her fan club, but if you remember, she never did the actual knee-bashing. There's also a few acres of Arneis in Oregon, growers supporting their Pinot habit I suppose.Sip with Me!https://www.blogger.com/profile/01396446937839484772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-18265815178513663802010-07-27T18:10:25.076-07:002010-07-27T18:10:25.076-07:00Arthur,
I always think of Ron when I am pounding m...Arthur,<br />I always think of Ron when I am pounding my pork but rarely while breading it...Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-65828458084195541992010-07-27T17:56:31.984-07:002010-07-27T17:56:31.984-07:00Hi Ron
Breaded and fried a pork chop, popped the ...Hi Ron<br /><br />Breaded and fried a pork chop, popped the cork on a Gruner, and thought of you.....<br /><br />:)Arthurnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-56488140373546181112010-07-27T10:42:03.497-07:002010-07-27T10:42:03.497-07:00I'm a fan of white Port with tonic and lemon a...I'm a fan of white Port with tonic and lemon and ice on the veranda of our house in the Douro. <br />I have the port, the tonic, the lemon but neither a veranda nor ice.<br />Can someone help me with this? <br />If not, we will return to regular programming.Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-44368499849799010722010-07-27T08:10:10.417-07:002010-07-27T08:10:10.417-07:00I think I liked "Dead in the Water." the...I think I liked "Dead in the Water." the best.<br /><br />You're so quotable and marvelous, Hosey, truly a great American quipster.<br /><br />I wish I were as talented as you are.<br /><br />--Former LurkerRon Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-46524243326705419332010-07-27T05:48:34.422-07:002010-07-27T05:48:34.422-07:00Ron,
Keep misusing words and you'll surpass J...Ron,<br /><br />Keep misusing words and you'll surpass Jay's talent for saying nothing...Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-87335146160049763292010-07-26T22:02:15.078-07:002010-07-26T22:02:15.078-07:00Trebbiano. Love the line. Best when not made into ...Trebbiano. Love the line. Best when not made into wine.No Italian Whites Daddyhttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-52065489286230227352010-07-26T21:00:56.320-07:002010-07-26T21:00:56.320-07:00Gosh, but my favorite was the Tonya Harding. The k...Gosh, but my favorite was the Tonya Harding. The kind of joke that's obvious only in hindsight, but that I could never have come up with myself. And I still think it's funny. That's why we pay comedians, right? How much do we pay you, again, HMW?<br /><br />And I like Chardonnay! I guess this is as good a time as any to say haphydr (my word o' the day).Wines for the Peoplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095439358615901235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-42231024276425700512010-07-26T19:29:10.449-07:002010-07-26T19:29:10.449-07:00Thomas,
You got me. An inappropriate usage of &qu...Thomas,<br /><br />You got me. An inappropriate usage of "notoriety." Mea culpa.<br /><br />Hey, I'm no Jay McInerny.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-43476881493803111462010-07-26T19:18:19.668-07:002010-07-26T19:18:19.668-07:00The top two:
"Hi Ho Stevierino" and &qu...The top two:<br /><br />"Hi Ho Stevierino" and "in distill of the Knight." <br /><br />Priceless.<br /><br />But please: "and now the wine has achieved a certain amount of notoriety..."<br /><br />Not unless the wines are well known for criminal activity.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-34807996121599639572010-07-26T18:59:22.261-07:002010-07-26T18:59:22.261-07:00Hey Gang,
Gee, it's awfully quiet around here...Hey Gang,<br /><br />Gee, it's awfully quiet around here. <br /><br />OK, we're all sick of the Guide to Grapes. I know, I know, I'm supposed to make fun of bloggers. <br /><br />Arthur, I love all grapes unconditionally, except Gruner.<br /><br />K, Taylor Swift? Creepy. But I'm not eight years old. By the calendar, anyway.<br /><br />Strappo, death and white wine tend to make me depressed. <br /><br />No, I love white wine, always have. And I love stupid jokes, always have. Writing blogs--not so much.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-14989343795366452582010-07-26T13:22:51.604-07:002010-07-26T13:22:51.604-07:00aw, i like blanc plonk as long as it's 11% or ...aw, i like blanc plonk as long as it's 11% or lower. or higher.Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-72208803518707668622010-07-26T12:23:47.001-07:002010-07-26T12:23:47.001-07:00Nearly lost my shit on, "distill of the Knigh...Nearly lost my shit on, "distill of the Knight"Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-14578309726026586002010-07-26T10:02:23.321-07:002010-07-26T10:02:23.321-07:00But why are you so fucking serious all the time? I...But why are you so fucking serious all the time? It's like you drank the Natural Wine Kool-Aid or something.<br /><br />--StrappoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-56128631264619721022010-07-26T09:30:23.936-07:002010-07-26T09:30:23.936-07:00Does that mean you don't want K to bring her i...Does that mean you don't want K to bring her ipod and sing some Taylor Swift for you next month?winebookgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01108898075062843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-59980011065066362512010-07-26T09:17:28.611-07:002010-07-26T09:17:28.611-07:00Lookitya gettin' all social media 'n shiz....Lookitya gettin' all social media 'n shiz...<br /><br />Is there a grape you DO like?Arthur Esteban Franciso Maria Conchita Alonzo Conception de Corazon de Jesus de la Vina Przebinda, MD, PhD, PDQ, ret.noreply@blogger.com