tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post192953848528053184..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: The HoseMaster of Wine's™ Wine ClassRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-50872664218453266272014-04-20T23:52:45.239-07:002014-04-20T23:52:45.239-07:00What a hoot!:
"Online Wine-Certification Cou...What a hoot!:<br /><br />"Online Wine-Certification Course with Optional Chef Jacket from VinNobles (Up to 87% Off Groupon Coupon)"<br /><br />[Tastevin is likewise optional . . .]<br /><br />Link: http://www.groupon.com/deals/vin-nobles-1Bob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-75923580552128055392014-04-20T03:30:18.958-07:002014-04-20T03:30:18.958-07:00Yes that does make sense Ron. As you say most wine...Yes that does make sense Ron. As you say most wine writers have no particular style, but by their prejudices thou shalt know them.nickhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16931143023702096758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-77568264107807379432014-04-19T18:16:28.597-07:002014-04-19T18:16:28.597-07:00Hello Nick,
Interesting observation. One can certa...Hello Nick,<br />Interesting observation. One can certainly tell US columnists apart by their style--some shout, some babble, some lecture. But most of the major wine writers/critics (most are better critics than writers, but that's another piece) are only discernible, to me anyway, by their wine prejudices. <br /><br />Dan,<br />To be truthful, I thought that my readers would get the Asimov wine class connection. It doesn't matter, but it does help understand the tone. Thanks for the kind words. <br /><br />Does Sister Karen really only have 89 views?! Wow. That's sad. They're unintentionally funny because they're so dull and lifeless. Maybe they'll catch on...like Ebola virus.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-20182360095738328172014-04-19T13:08:06.007-07:002014-04-19T13:08:06.007-07:00Another winner, but it definitely helps to read th...Another winner, but it definitely helps to read the Asimov article first.<br /><br />Those MacNeil videos are priceless, but at 89 views I'm afraid you might be the only one getting to appreciate them.Dan Fishmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06693288530873887597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-28115639509908717352014-04-19T09:09:01.266-07:002014-04-19T09:09:01.266-07:00'hard to parody a journalist because their sty...'hard to parody a journalist because their style is intent on removing as much of their own personality as possible.' <br /><br />Maybe in the US but here in the UK I can recognise a journalist by style even when in an unlabelled bottle. nickhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16931143023702096758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-21268239994385858992014-04-18T18:23:22.415-07:002014-04-18T18:23:22.415-07:00Thomas,
Yes, it's something of a catastrophe. ...Thomas,<br />Yes, it's something of a catastrophe. She needs an actual comedy writer, and a director. Though it's always hard not to watch a train wreck.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-44131030873763085452014-04-18T13:21:28.487-07:002014-04-18T13:21:28.487-07:00I looked: My God!
In any case, a Teleprompter wou...I looked: My God!<br /><br />In any case, a Teleprompter would have been a better idea over looking down to the desk to read script cues.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-6388432534444532572014-04-18T08:11:25.676-07:002014-04-18T08:11:25.676-07:00Bob,
Hey, I embedded my own link, so you get this ...Bob,<br />Hey, I embedded my own link, so you get this one for free. <br /><br />Well, one day I may offer accreditation as HoseMaster of Wine™, but otherwise, the class, like all the rest, is meaningless.<br /><br />Thomas,<br />Yes, she is doing short videos dressed in a nun's habit. Oh, really, my friend, you have to see it to believe. Whoever talked her into that should call me--I'd like to offer my thanks. She might never live them down.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-55875971382517661482014-04-18T05:23:54.933-07:002014-04-18T05:23:54.933-07:00Ron:
I got the email, but of course I ignored it....Ron:<br /><br />I got the email, but of course I ignored it. Is MacNeil really doing YouTube spots wearing a habit?<br /><br />Now I know why I never made it to the top--those priest collars give my neck pimples.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-60622691465121051552014-04-17T22:22:19.989-07:002014-04-17T22:22:19.989-07:00Ron,
Does your Wine Nazi class instructor have a ...Ron,<br /><br />Does your Wine Nazi class instructor have a funny (punny) name?<br /><br />Come with all the credentials?: Society of Wine Educators' "Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW)" and "Certified Wine Educator (CWE)" and Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) parchments?<br /><br />University of Phoenix "M.B.A. in Wine" diploma?<br /><br />A compensationless "content creation" position at a wine blog?<br /><br />~~ Bob<br /><br /><br />(Aside: Yeah, yeah, I know: you hate embedded links. Indulge me, for those who take your blog seriously:<br />http://winefolly.com/review/guide-to-wine-education-courses/.)Bob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099196210297757292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-40007302653959934022014-04-17T18:32:47.098-07:002014-04-17T18:32:47.098-07:00Hey Common Taters,
This piece was inspired by Eric...Hey Common Taters,<br />This piece was inspired by Eric Asimov's New York Times wine classes, and his first article about the wine class, which focused on Bordeaux. Though I wouldn't call it parody, the tone is inspired by Asimov's style. It's always hard to parody a journalist because their style is intent on removing as much of their own personality as possible. So I just hacked away at it, mining for cheap laughs.<br /><br />The Jon Bonné aside is really aimed at the laughably stupid YouTube videos being made by Karen MacNeil as Sister Karen. These claim to be funny, but, truly, they're embarrassingly dull. I just tossed Jon's name in for the silly visual juxtaposition of Jon in a nun's hat (yeah, it has a name, but I'm not Catholic and don't care).<br /><br />Quizicat,<br />Oh, it's just not funny if you say "setting fire to fish." Cats are the most divisive of pets. People insanely love them, and other people deeply hate them. And that's where comedy lives. <br /><br />Anyhow, if you read Asimov's first article about the NY Times wine class, then reread this crap, you'll get the idea. Here's a link:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/12/dining/get-out-your-corkscrew.html?_r=0<br /><br />Now the question is, do I continue the classes?<br /><br />Thanks, common taters, for being the best and funniest and smartest group on any wine blog. I appreciate it more than you think.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-58352291670830908382014-04-17T18:27:48.689-07:002014-04-17T18:27:48.689-07:00Hosemaster: Wish I also had the sense of humor to ...Hosemaster: Wish I also had the sense of humor to write a funny comment like your other clever readers but my highest complement is that I will Tweet your hilarious post to all of my, and soon to be your, followers.David Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861155811938452695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-92042242993120440722014-04-17T12:29:12.993-07:002014-04-17T12:29:12.993-07:00As always, the hilarious continues feverishly by t...As always, the hilarious continues feverishly by the common-taters. Sign me up for class!Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-24936158839095015212014-04-17T11:41:33.769-07:002014-04-17T11:41:33.769-07:00Ron, last question then I'm outta here.
How do...Ron, last question then I'm outta here.<br />How do you train a palate? Do you need a gun and bullship and cafe chair?<br />Jon Bonne has one and I want one too.Steve Layhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485378664675668077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-85133877926248499632014-04-17T11:34:53.538-07:002014-04-17T11:34:53.538-07:00Where does one start after reading a diatribe with...Where does one start after reading a diatribe with one great line running into another.<br /><br />The wine media are the apparatchik's of the wine PR machine that buys loyalty with free media tickets to wine events honoring wineries with faux praise (and rarely worth the price of admission), giving free wine to critics because they are best described by an orifice that is rarely exposed to sunlight, and/or inviting wine critics to contemplate and write, in major magazines, on the fine finish of wine drank under a blood moon while watching Hale Bopp Comet circle UrAnus (sic). Yes, the wine industry and their media have created and perpetuated wine snobs for their gain.<br /><br />The wine industry is loaded with liberals and conservatives fighting each other as to who has: the proper elevation of the little finger or middle finger, proper wine glass (only the crass/unwashed drink a Screaming Eagle out of grandma's collectible mason jar), best cab., the best experience to the commune that makes organic and orgasmic wines, spent the most on piss water awarded best at the local county fair in CA.<br /><br />Ron, when will people stop these mindless discussion about grape juice? It's just wine folks, no mattaer how the media spins.<br />If I go to another formal wine tasting, I am going to wear a tee-shirt that says "HoseMaster knows his shit". Then I will proceed, in ceremonial fashion, to hold a glass up and proclaim-This has a hint of pig fart aroma, the legs of a circus fat lady, the color of piss water, and the delicate taste of used cat liter. Then finish with a statement something to the effect that the winemaker who made this grape squeezing must be laughing his/her ass off that they could pull the wool over the collective eyes of fools masquarading as elites.<br /><br />As a former farm boy, I have a hard time digesting BS and I have stepped in enough of it to know how to avoid it and define it.<br /><br />Ron, last question-I Duck Commander a good wine? Steve Layhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485378664675668077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-74448770019336435102014-04-17T11:16:07.119-07:002014-04-17T11:16:07.119-07:00This one made me do a spit take with my morning Ch...This one made me do a spit take with my morning Chardonnay. Hilarious! But I beg you, please cease the cat fires. It never ends well. They always head for the drapes.Moonstone Cellarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04514304792093261725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-28366312192760184812014-04-17T10:27:00.144-07:002014-04-17T10:27:00.144-07:00Great stuff Ron.. many chuckles.. read a piece in ...Great stuff Ron.. many chuckles.. read a piece in Salon this week on Kathy Lee Gifford's podcast where she espouses her right wing nut bar philosophies.. what a shocker that a rich white woman Bible thumper is in favor of the Tea Party.. but what's really frightening, she's got her own wine label, GIFFT.. please send for review bottles and no end of hilarity should ensue.. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11992278224164669829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-41932351362091012482014-04-17T10:13:35.300-07:002014-04-17T10:13:35.300-07:00What is this vendetta against cats? This will not ...What is this vendetta against cats? This will not stand!Quizicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511230410196866834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-89864137926831154172014-04-17T09:46:26.707-07:002014-04-17T09:46:26.707-07:00Hosemaster,
I don't think you have the right t...Hosemaster,<br />I don't think you have the right to shame my pal J Bonne. After all, if you cannot tell the difference between a 16th century Dominatrix's outfit and something worn by Sally Field, then what good are you. <br /><br />Once again JBonne has outsmarted you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202797971043380941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-22893065951702415302014-04-17T08:17:16.638-07:002014-04-17T08:17:16.638-07:00Sign me up! Too many funny lines to review, had to...Sign me up! Too many funny lines to review, had to share it with other wine friends as well. You Hose'd 'em good in this one. Steve PinzonUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630807126264742266noreply@blogger.com