tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448643844792799086.post7649202520071298043..comments2024-03-22T13:53:37.034+10:30Comments on d r i n k s t e r: WOMEN IN WINE AWARDSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448643844792799086.post-59772542841319760012018-01-31T12:40:54.161+10:302018-01-31T12:40:54.161+10:30I of course see some irony at play here in these w...I of course see some irony at play here in these words, but Philip, you don't speak for me. The reason Women in Wine is important is because it is a galvanising reaction to one of the most sexist, male-centric industries in the country. Once again you use your position in the centre of things - as an older, white man - to speak out against what threatens your privilege. Once a fan of your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448643844792799086.post-29685476315628912392017-08-13T14:31:56.154+09:302017-08-13T14:31:56.154+09:30Merci Merci Philip! Never a truer word written, as...Merci Merci Philip! Never a truer word written, as a winemaking female I am embarrassed and insulted by the Women in Wine Awards.<br />Why am I not seen as a winemaker, what has my gender anything to do with it, these awards are making us appear to be less able than the men, that we need special treatment. STOP them now they are nothing but an insult to those of us who feel equal or better than Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448643844792799086.post-79019094167336954172017-08-12T19:10:49.765+09:302017-08-12T19:10:49.765+09:30White that reminds of a guitar solo you played ups...White that reminds of a guitar solo you played upstairs in Miss Gadys Sym Chooms cracker factory with Brakesband on the only Les Paul Recorder i've ever seen in 1973 I was standing crammed down the side wall with Young Modern and The Angels and BLF Darby was lying on the floor asleep with his headon the sandbags in the kickdruma huge smile of his dial there were 159 of us in a room built for patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448643844792799086.post-72859226822149614732017-08-12T16:15:41.677+09:302017-08-12T16:15:41.677+09:30Is that Durif, White?Is that Durif, White?amateur ampelographerrrrrrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448643844792799086.post-59706742778707500482017-08-12T15:58:38.430+09:302017-08-12T15:58:38.430+09:30You're the best text editor in the business, S...You're the best text editor in the business, Sally. You were the only person I'd trust with my copy for A Year In The Life Of Grange. And look at what happened! We won all the book Oscars from New York to Beijing! [None in Australia, of course. I wonder whether Australian winos can actually read]. Philip Whitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448643844792799086.post-62890266832674272732017-08-11T18:51:48.978+09:302017-08-11T18:51:48.978+09:30I have just collapsed, shrieked hysterically and w...I have just collapsed, shrieked hysterically and wept simultaneously ... Do I win anything?Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138545628480431616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448643844792799086.post-78721171417599704702017-08-11T17:40:06.304+09:302017-08-11T17:40:06.304+09:30brilliant..one of the best pieces of truth I'v...brilliant..one of the best pieces of truth I've read in a long time...in this environment of fake everything...authentic writing.<br />Bravo<br />Matt Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740236642607946356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448643844792799086.post-62821468276916685382017-08-11T14:04:58.005+09:302017-08-11T14:04:58.005+09:30Indeed. The patronising men-only Beefsteak and Bur...Indeed. The patronising men-only Beefsteak and Burgundy clubs reluctantly tolerated "the womenfolk" forming their own C&C clubs to avoid drawing attention to their exclusive old boy shows with their sexist carry-on. How droll. I much preferred being guest speaker at the Chicken and Chablis shows. I wonder if any still exist?<br /><br />In those bleak days one very famous NSW Philip Whitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448643844792799086.post-47754566794313879392017-08-11T13:28:29.492+09:302017-08-11T13:28:29.492+09:30Do you remember the Chicken and Chablis clubs Phil...Do you remember the Chicken and Chablis clubs Phillip?Old Chooknoreply@blogger.com