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Monday, February 27, 2017

Wine Critics in Hell Act 7

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ACTS 1-6 ARE HERE Things are getting messy in Hell. The Bartender has just shot Suckling , who was threatening to stab Matt Kramer with...
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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Thoughts, News and Reviews

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I seem to have collected a whole bunch of random thoughts, reviews and news. The HoseMaster of Wine ™ Universe is a busy place, though, lik...
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Monday, February 20, 2017

Sam Euthanasia--The World's Oldest Wine Critic

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“I remember when the ’45 Bordeaux were first on the market,” 95-year-old wine critic Sam Euthanasia tells me, “the tannins were harder than...
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Monday, February 13, 2017

Wine Folly Speaks at the Napa Valley Wine Writers Symposium

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Hi, I’m Madeline Puckette, co-creator of “Wine Folly”—I’m the Folly part. I’m honored to be here as one of the faculty members for the Napa...
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Monday, February 6, 2017

FemSomm!

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Finally, Ladies, a new wine credential that will take the Miss out of wine misogyny. FemSomm! FemSomm is an idea whose time has come. Tir...
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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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