tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post443851459163239588..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: The Cautionary Tale of Hairy VaynerchimpRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-73223118257967834752013-11-15T10:46:40.742-08:002013-11-15T10:46:40.742-08:00Finally, someone explains why Vignoles smells like...Finally, someone explains why Vignoles smells like it does...Vermont Wine Mediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12936464530564397985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26380074266267235342013-11-15T09:32:53.531-08:002013-11-15T09:32:53.531-08:00Charlie,
I think that one day the wine world will ...Charlie,<br />I think that one day the wine world will miss Parker and Laube and Olken and Steiman and Heimoff. Will it be a world of Roberts, Yarrow and Bonne? Ah, well, the Millennials will have to make do.<br /><br />Meanwhile, it seems we all can't wait to be missing Parker and Laube, et al. The old, "be careful what you wish for."<br /><br />Who will buy the rest of the old critics? Hell, I thought you guys were already paid for on the winery installment plan. Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-57423322367670577322013-11-15T08:57:01.843-08:002013-11-15T08:57:01.843-08:00Are old critics like old golfers?
For years now, ...Are old critics like old golfers?<br /><br />For years now, I have been talkiing about critics turning sixty. Look out, they are about to turn seventy.<br /><br />Some of them have been sold to Singapore. Who will buy the rest of us?Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-63157446289506680172013-11-14T13:30:27.388-08:002013-11-14T13:30:27.388-08:00Hello Tiny Gang,
This little piece wasn't mean...Hello Tiny Gang,<br />This little piece wasn't meant as a dig at Gary V., though I guess it could be read that way. The original idea was simply to imagine a chimpanzee as a wine critic. I was reading a wonderful and moving novel by Karen Joy Fowler called "We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves." The novel focuses on a woman who, as a child, was raised with a chimp for a sister (her Dad is a psychology professor). Halfway through the book, I awoke one morning feeling the need to write about a chimp wine critic. In searching for a "clever" name, I arrived at Hairy Vaynerchimp. Kinda catchy.<br /><br />Anyhow, I like to think of it as another HoseMaster Tall Tale. To go with Parr Bunyan and Jimmy Steward, Child M.S.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-37697027116350823222013-11-14T13:25:43.842-08:002013-11-14T13:25:43.842-08:00another "keeper"!another "keeper"!voice of reasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245512801828772260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26281310136233962442013-11-14T12:02:45.105-08:002013-11-14T12:02:45.105-08:00Maybe Hairy could rebrand with an internet venture...Maybe Hairy could rebrand with an internet venture?<br />Something like "Vine Lie-Berry T.V." Forget expertise, all he would need is a huckster's pitch and a willing bunch of suckers. He already has a million plus Facebook "friends". The next step would be a piece of berry pie ;)renzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719763151397519334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-56489823311465845022013-11-14T10:04:11.777-08:002013-11-14T10:04:11.777-08:00Magnificent! I can only hope Hairy is enjoying his...Magnificent! I can only hope Hairy is enjoying his banana days in Singapore.Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-77583094004967203922013-11-14T09:26:41.173-08:002013-11-14T09:26:41.173-08:00It appears some in the Mainstream Wine Media were ...It appears some in the Mainstream Wine Media were out to undermine Hairy's valued and respected Tasting Notes. Hairy's demise may be attributed to his lacking a publication to tout his premier tasting skills. Now we have a 3 monkey skill set-see no evil, speak no evil, and hear no evil...unless well plied with trinkets/wines/travel.Steve Layhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485378664675668077noreply@blogger.com