HoseMaster of Wine™

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

Monday, July 30, 2012

DIAL M.W. FOR MURDER

A HOSEMASTER OF WINE ™ PULP FICTION CLASSIC Chapter 6 That Big Spit Bucket in the Sky The woman I was going to have sex with in...

Friday, July 27, 2012

My Poodle Nomination--A Post Less Funny Than Usual

I briefly posted this about a week ago, but then decided that it would be better posted after voting for the Wine Blog Awards had ended. Non...

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

So You Want to Be a Wine Judge

THE HOSEMASTER’S ™ BASICS OF WINE APPRECIATION 5 Many consumers see wines advertising medals from wine competitions and have litt...

Thursday, July 19, 2012

My Sample Policy

HoseMaster of Wine ™ is happy to accept any and all samples. Samples will be consumed in a timely fashion, particularly lingerie. With pr...

Monday, July 16, 2012

The Dullness of Wine Reviews Cured!

Is there anything more boring to read than wine reviews? OK, besides Jonathan Franzen. If wine itself were as boring as the average wine ...

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About Me

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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