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Monday, August 29, 2016

The Confessions of John Fox of Premier Cru

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"The man behind a "Ponzi wine scheme" that bilked customers of a high-end Berkeley wine store out of at least $45 mill...
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Monday, August 15, 2016

Wine Critics in Hell Act 3

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Hell appears to be a very sleazy natural wine bar in Lodi occupied by four dead wine critics, a Stranger, a single woman, and the bartend...
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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Napa Valley Then and Now: A HoseMaster of Wine™ Book Club Selection

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A few months ago I wrote a Blind Book Review of Kelli White’s “Napa Valley Then and Now.” I love writing Blind Book Reviews. It m...
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Monday, August 8, 2016

The HoseMaster of Wine™ Previews New Wine Books

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I’ve been wading through the upcoming releases of new wine books set to debut just before the holiday season this year. Oh, it’s an excitin...
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Thursday, August 4, 2016

EPHEMERA: The Spirituality of K-Y Jelly

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I find myself tuning out the news lately, and reaching for a book. A great book, not brain candy, a work of art. The news is filled with ...
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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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