HoseMaster of Wine™

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

Monday, March 31, 2014

Introducing Carbon Footprint Wines!

In one of the comments left on this Best of HoseMaster ™ piece, a common tater expressed his happiness that the blog world was finally movi...

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Judgment at Geyserville

The distinguished panel before tasting How different is it to taste and review wine with a group of people rather than to sit alone an...

Monday, March 24, 2014

The HoseMaster's Comprehensive Guide to Wine 3

CHAPTER FIVE: WINE TASTING You’re never going to learn a damned thing about wine unless you learn how to taste it properly. With your mou...

Monday, March 17, 2014

How You Can Help With the California Drout

Everywhere you travel in California wine country, people are talking about the Drought. Conserving water is the topic of the day, though re...

Thursday, March 13, 2014

The New Wine Fairy Tales: The Apple Farmer and the Talking Owl

Once there was an apple farmer who was very poor. He worked very long hours tending to his orchards, and his apples were of the finest qu...

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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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