tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post7562718370505703563..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: The IPOB Rejection LetterRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-17740056543851427452015-08-15T12:37:01.941-07:002015-08-15T12:37:01.941-07:00Brilliant! Thanks Ron...I did taste a few at TexSo...Brilliant! Thanks Ron...I did taste a few at TexSom.The Primlani Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07746851282671208428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-58808638148460782302015-04-10T20:54:26.686-07:002015-04-10T20:54:26.686-07:00Pam,
Thanks. IPOB is hilarious, but they understan...Pam,<br />Thanks. IPOB is hilarious, but they understand P.T. Barnum.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-568137054921207692015-04-10T14:13:43.345-07:002015-04-10T14:13:43.345-07:00LOL...one of your best posts yet. And that's s...LOL...one of your best posts yet. And that's saying a lot.Pam Strayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00382825085636463727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-72693541219639794222015-03-31T21:54:41.763-07:002015-03-31T21:54:41.763-07:00“Without Balance, You’re a Dead Wallenda.” Belly l...“Without Balance, You’re a Dead Wallenda.” Belly laugh. Thank you. <br />Divine Miss Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795119613814682905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-73649996918681875262015-03-31T19:11:07.426-07:002015-03-31T19:11:07.426-07:00Marcia Love,
Oh, you don't want to toast the H...Marcia Love,<br />Oh, you don't want to toast the HoseMaster's Handicap. It's E.D. Toast the Hosemasters Handicap, the Horse Race. Maybe named for Mr. E.D., the talking horse.<br /><br />Bob,<br />A classic.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-8519097711031604272015-03-31T14:00:27.553-07:002015-03-31T14:00:27.553-07:00"All of our tastings are done blind, which at..."All of our tastings are done blind, which attending any of our events will prove to you. There’s a couple wineries among us that we must have tasted not just blind, but blind drunk . . ."<br /><br />http://www.wineshout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/blind_tasting.jpgBob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-51994993663692777562015-03-31T10:47:01.747-07:002015-03-31T10:47:01.747-07:00My deepest condolences (or congratulations--your c...My deepest condolences (or congratulations--your choice) on the rejection of your IPOB application.<br /><br />My congratulations on the HoseMaster Horse thing, a far more worthy honor (running forwards or backwards, again, your choice).<br /><br />the arsenic thing has been wholly annoying and stupid (particularly having to comment and participate in such a non-subject).<br /><br />Long live the HoseMaster's Handicap!Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-35743858711177497692015-03-30T16:57:16.389-07:002015-03-30T16:57:16.389-07:00Thomas,
If I tilt my head to the right, my brains ...Thomas,<br />If I tilt my head to the right, my brains leak out of my ears. <br /><br />Arsenic is good with crow. I would know.<br /><br />Cris,<br />I'm trying to think of another wine association that screens by "balance," or any other mystical wine word. Is there a formal association of Natural Wines? It strikes me as the same kind of nonsense. Why not In Pursuit of Terroir, though IPOT isn't the best acronym for wine? IPOB is a kind of elitism on the face of it--not exactly what we need more of in the wine business. It doesn't teach, it preaches. Oh, they are certainly entitled to do as they please, and most of the members make beautiful wines (and don't need IPOB), but I'm not sure what their goal is except world domination. Because when it comes to wine, they don't seem to have a goal aside from disingenuous publicity.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-27760112316529961762015-03-30T15:44:26.894-07:002015-03-30T15:44:26.894-07:00Brilliant, Ron. I've never understood why cer...Brilliant, Ron. I've never understood why certain people have to pay to have friends- first fraternities, now IPOB. Haven't they heard of a circle jerk? Oh, damn, maybe that's what's happening at the end of those tastings... Gotta finish that application.Cris Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772239399604864961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-91239486247517295772015-03-30T13:55:50.266-07:002015-03-30T13:55:50.266-07:00Tilt your head to the right side, Ron; then, you&#...Tilt your head to the right side, Ron; then, you'll be balanced.<br /><br />By the way, what food goes with arsenic? Apples? Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-34526550260115559492015-03-30T09:24:24.520-07:002015-03-30T09:24:24.520-07:00Dave,
Thanks. I had intended to go to IPOB's S...Dave,<br />Thanks. I had intended to go to IPOB's SF tasting, Jasmine Hirsch was kind enough to put me on the comp list, but, at the last minute I wasn't able to go. But I started thinking about how once a year they taste through wines submitted for membership in IPOB, and I wondered what the rejection letter must look like for the wineries they refuse admission to their little club. So, of course, I wrote it. In my head, it's sort of written by Jon Bonné, but not really.<br /><br />This is the kind of shit that floats around my head all the time. Sad.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-83366328909503417542015-03-30T08:58:52.321-07:002015-03-30T08:58:52.321-07:00Dear HM,
Great writing is when you say (in prose)...Dear HM,<br /><br />Great writing is when you say (in prose) the shit that I have been thinking. Thank you. As a documented literary critic, I am one handed clapping while my other hand, well, you know.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334706467397335458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-85288777443169652172015-03-30T08:46:21.640-07:002015-03-30T08:46:21.640-07:00Angela,
You have no idea how tired...
Bill,
Oh, m...Angela,<br />You have no idea how tired...<br /><br />Bill,<br />Oh, man, when I stumbled onto that Hosemaster Handicap I about jumped out of my chair. I'd have spit coffee on my screen, but I don't drink coffee, so that would have been something to see a doctor about. Now I just have to find out HOW it got named Hosemaster Handicap. Anyone know?<br /><br />Carl,<br />So many orifices, so little time.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-75832508946963170882015-03-30T08:07:33.726-07:002015-03-30T08:07:33.726-07:00"IPOB does offer, at a nominal fee, a Balance..."IPOB does offer, at a nominal fee, a Balance Auditor who can help guide Splooge Estate along the path to membership in IPOB. The IPOB Auditor can tell if a wine is balanced simply by putting his finger into the mouth of the winemaker and holding that finger up to the breeze. At IPOB, we know which way the wind blows, and we’re giving you the finger to prove it."<br /><br />An alternate method is sticking your finger in the bung-hole while the winemaker is bent over the barrel. Smelling the finger as it comes out of the bung can determine balance, tannins and yesterday's lunch.Carl LaFonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791645778261214588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-80789376698348220262015-03-30T08:04:30.590-07:002015-03-30T08:04:30.590-07:00Queefer Ranch got a spit take. And congrats on you...Queefer Ranch got a spit take. And congrats on your equine honor Down Under, even if it comes with a Handicap.Bill Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03381183596726187448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-83926148991311914542015-03-30T07:27:07.280-07:002015-03-30T07:27:07.280-07:00Dear Sir
erhm are you tired? Your whiplike wit i...Dear Sir<br /><br />erhm are you tired? Your whiplike wit is slightly drooping and weary. Overdunked perhaps. Still I have as many faiths as there are on the planet that you will recover. Perhaps Hopefully and faithfully yours ...meReddangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274266334794143468noreply@blogger.com