HoseMaster of Wine™

"Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine."--Fran Lebowitz

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

The Mythanthrope

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It's time once again to dispel some of the countless myths that surround wine. Creating these myths seems to be part of the game for win...
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Saturday, September 26, 2009

"The M.S. Conspiracy"

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A HoseMaster of Wine Pulp Fiction Classic Chapter 1 Strange Path I'm a dick. A private dick, but a dick nonetheless. I make a living a...
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Monday, September 21, 2009

Pardon Me, I Think My Dick Button is Undone

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In recent months there has been a lot of invective aimed at Wine Competitions, the general unreliability of the medals awarded and the quest...
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Friday, September 18, 2009

Interview With A HoseMaster, Part III

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What are you looking for in a wine? Often I'm looking for backwash. Is it just me, or do you often find little pieces of food in your gl...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Pointless Commentary

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I'm thinking about only writing about wines from now on. You know, endless reviews of wines I taste with really obscure and annoying des...
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Ron Washam, HMW
After 19 years as a Sommelier in Los Angeles, twice named Sommelier of the Year by the Southern California Restaurant Writers' Association, I moved to Sonoma County to explore the other aspects of the wine business. I've spent, OK wasted, 35 years learning about and teaching about and swallowing wine. I am also a judge at the Sonoma Harvest Fair, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition and the San Francisco International Wine Competition--so I can spit like a rabid llama. I know more about wine than David Sedaris and I'm funnier than James Laube. Stay tuned for an informed but jaded view of everything wine and everything else.
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