'Ello! 'Ello! 'Ello! What's goin' on 'ere then?

Post By: Richard Smith on 04/16/2009

I have not written for a while as I am a lazy basket. But, I have been keeping up on the numerous blogs I follow (because, frankly, they are better written than mine) and over the last couple of days two of my favorite bloggers have made very inflammatory and entertaining posts that I thought I should share.

Firstly, Tom Wark, in his blog Fermentation, had this to say.

http://fermentation.typepad.com/fermentation/2009/04/i-feel-better-now.html

Tom has been waging war on the three tier system of alcohol distribution for years now and deserves a great deal of respect for his efforts no matter how demented he sometimes seems. And I use the word 'demented' in the most respectful and encouraging way.

And then, proving that madness is, in fact, contagious, Tyler Coleman (more commonly known under the pseudonym Dr. Vino) had this

http://www.drvino.com/2009/04/15/the-xd-files-an-exchange-not-seen-on-erobertparkercom/

and this

http://www.drvino.com/2009/04/16/changes-at-the-wine-advocate-correspondence-with-parker-and-miller/
 

to say about, and to, the folks at Wine Advocate. At first I figured it must be a joke but now I'm not so sure. It reminds me a bit of the hype surrounding the Blair Witch Project when it came out (Is it real?).

I guess I will just sit back and watch the story unfold. Enjoy.