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Monday, April 30, 2012

Wine Terrorists

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No one really likes to talk about it. But wineries are afraid. Lives and reputations are at stake. Am I speaking about Antonio Galloni taki...
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

What Seems Like An Eternity Decomposing with Andy Rooney

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Yes, I know you’re all sick of it, which assumes I write this blog for anyone aside from myself and the sad little alien who lives in my...
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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Parkergate: The Results of the Investigation Are In. We Won!

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The Wine Advocate hired the firm of Spin, Misdirect, Obfuscate, Kneejerk and Evade (SMOKE) to investigate whether the conduct of Dr. Jay...
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Monday, April 16, 2012

If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say It Loudly

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Every trip to the mailbox is an adventure when you’re the HoseMaster , and not just because it’s where my little alien friend lives. I ca...
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Thursday, April 12, 2012

DIAL M.W. FOR MURDER

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A HOSEMASTER OF WINE PULP FICTION CLASSIC CHAPTER 3   Three Feet Under Nothing cheers me up faster than a dame pointing a heater...
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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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