After Meeting Jancis Robinson My Thoughts, Feelings, Impressions Keep Morphing, Sorting & Appearing : Cheers & Thanks Jancis 3/13 In Washington D.C. @ Natural History Museum

This is I believe my last poems that I wrote inspired by meeting Jancis Robinson the famous and very influential female British wine-writer that just published with Linda Murphy an important book called AMERICAN WINE. It, along with the William Kaufman book AN ENCYCLOPEDIA TO AMERICAN WINE in 1984 have been very much on my mind. Enjoy, Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn ... ... ... Met Jan Yes Jancis Met / ... Me A Stilt Bit Tense Bit / ... Susp Usp Pu Pu Pense / ... Pounds Weigh Weight / ... Heave Heavy Hoe! Me On / ... So Much Fit Shove Con / ... Yes In Vey Way Imp / ... Want Press Pression / ... Me Of In Into Up Upon Her / ... Heave Heavy Way?! Weigh / ... Weight Bit 'Sponsibs Me / ... For? My Ob Obils? Bils / ... Bills ? Bilits Bilities ?! To / ... Get Ten Twent Thirt Secs / ... Her Full Her Tensions - At / ... Me On me Who Be I To / ... Her? Note? Will Me She?!!? / ... So Weight Shoulder I Must / ... To Try To Her Eyes Me On Train / ... Not STrain No Sprain Not Hurt / ... ( picture I took in Porto Alegre in late June, 2012 before driving into bRasil's wine country and the town of bento Goncalves to visit the Vale Dos Vinhedos, Caxias Do Sul and the quaint and charming village of Nova Padua. Cheers ) The rest of the poem to follow shorty. TONY ... ....

Reflecting On Going To Meet Jancis Robinson 3/21/13 : What It Means To Me & What I See & Will Do @ Natural History Museum : Cheers!

This is the poem that I wrote Inspired by the prospects of my meeting Jancis Robinson finally after so many years of having followed her and her writing in books and publications. This was the book-signing of her new collaboration with Linda Murphy called AMERICAN WINE that was just published on the wines of North America and not including Central America or South America as the title might suggest to some? Anyway, here is my most current poem inspired by her written Thursday morning just before meeting her. Cheers and enjoy ... Off Now Me Meet / ... Yeah Jan Drin Rin Ink / ... Words Eat Drink Like / ... To Kit It Si Itchen / ... Sink We Sit I Not / ... Blink Want Meet Greet / ... Janci Anci Ancis I / ... Time First Times Many / ... The Intens So City / ... Wash @ Baird An Audi / ... Laudit Vie Via Via ! / ... Is So Me For Isual A / ... Sight Come Comp Comps / ... ... Be Pound Bam Pound Bam / ... Till Cry Till Sigh Till Boo / ... Boo Boom Zoom I'm So / ... Happy Done Peed Eat / ... Pie Kiss Sky To Final Si / ... Oui To Me Meet Jancis / ... A Special Treat I Will Bask / ... Will Bake Will Run Fingers / ... My Little Tongues / ... Through Vines Into Grapes / ... Outline Their Raisins Forms / ... Hold 'Twee 'Tween / ... We Wee Ween My / ... Tongue Up Up Upper / ... Walls O'Mouth To Firm / ... Press Squeeze Words / ... From GRapes' Wine Of / ... Book By Name That / ... Of Jancis A Treat A / ... Treasure Some Measure / ... I Find Some Know Of / ... On Mind's Ledge I / ... Dust Off To Fa Fat The / ... Jist The Jazz Of Myst Of / ... Ysters Ysteries Ees Whees / ... When Knowledge Facts / ... Some Come From Book Of / ... American Wines Of Vines / ... ... ( I took this picture in the National Aquarium not far from the Natural History Museum where I would meet Jancis Robinson later. I visited the National Aquarium with my family on a weekend excursion suggested by our daughter . It was great. Cheers s ) .... keep reading ... Grapes Wine Of Robin's / ... Our Own A Brit / ... She Did Rit Rite / ... Record Redress / ... Yeah Kaufman's Tome / ... Of Eighty-Four I Believe / ... To Share Us All With / ... So Tonight Tonight I / ... Do Meet Me Finally / ... Finalement Jancis Robinson / ... To Hear Her Tell To / ... List Liste Glist So / ... Will I Draw Listen / ... As snap Photos Many / ... As Can I Of Lecture / ... Of Discussion Of So / ... Wines Muchos Beaucoups / ... Thoughts Ours THeir Of To / ... Joy In Them We Must Can / ... In Their Musts To Wines Fin / ... Find Some Ink Some Grape / ... Lic Lic Liquids / ... ... ( a picture I took close to the Mall walking away from the National Aquarium that I visited with my family and not far from the Natural History Museum ) ... To Be Unvined Un Vain / ... Unveined Destem Tem / ... Temmed All Good In Time / ... Lose Temper Lose Self / ... LOse Attitude No Pride / ... By Words Of Jancis Learn / ... Joy Sip 'N Trade Yeah / ... Monies Not Historias Claro / ... Clear A Crystal Ball Be / ... Daz Raz Az Az Azzled / ... To Gather Share In Some / ... Tids Some Bit Unlock To / ... Jest Tease Tongue Cajole / ... Your Pal Make Of Wines' / ... With Palate Paint Insides / ... Mind's Sides Soul's / ... Inners Guts Wid Leng Eng / ... Engths To Heart's Strengs / ... Rengs Rengths Lengths / ... Longs Of Lows To Highs In / ... Mids Ids Iddles Sights Y'Aah / ... French Fries Cries Crosses / ... No Bosses ! / ...

Thinking Of Jean-Charles Boisset & His PORTFOLIO TOUR 2013/ Camden Yards, Last Monday, March 4th, 2013 : Sante Jean-Charles!

I wrote this poem thinking of Jean-Charles Boisset before starting work at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits at 3423 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. Northwest where I have managed the wine department for the past 13-14 years now. Enjoy this poem. Cheers, TONY Boisset C'Est Boisson / ... Bois Some Oui Si Some / ... Sum Of Parts Parts Of / ... Regard Boisset Mon / ... Oui Charles Jean He / ... Lui Does Eat Up Drink / ... Up Roll Up Enter He Does / ... Quick Spaces Others He / ... Touch The Tactile The Texture / ... The Life Alive Fully! He Want / ... Part Be Recog Si Gnize / ... Others, Too Aussi All 'Bout / ... All Round Ahh Around / ... The Stories The Fire Flames / ... Of Horse-Drawn Energies / The Bio The Nam Nam Dyn / ... Amics Of The Soils The Nutris / ... Tris Triens Riens?!? No Non / ... Not Si Need Beaucoup Nutrients To / ... Feed Y'Aah Nourish Roots Vines / ... From Soils Vines Do Must Toil Task / ... Ask Fight Cha Cha Chance / ... Ro Rom Cam Ma Pa Mance / ... Fighting Grapes Grow Chance / ... A Death A Plunge A / ... Excite Eat Table Drink / ... Able To With Jean-Charles / ... Find The Role The Soul / ... Worthy Express Impressions Win / ... Wines' Gifts To Earn To Labor / ... To Assist Enable A Fan Ant / ... Ta Tas Ast Astic Road / ... To Help The Vines To Grow Best / ... Grapes For Wine-Making A / ... Matter Of Love Of Care Of / ... Attention Of Detail Of / ... Knowing Listening Watching / ... Waiting Hoping Praying But To / ... Work As Team The Wine The / ... Fruit The Labor Worth Making / ... A Taste A Touch A Texture A / ... Space And Spark A Poke A / ... Saturation A SOak A Plunge / ... A Discovery A Surprise A Tease Please / ... Pleasure So Grand / ... #1 written on Mardi, le 5 Mars, 2013 en Virginie a 9:32AM , il y a du soleil. il fait tres beau, ciel bleu, claire ... merci Jean-Charles et a la prochaine fois. Dis " Bonjour " a ma part a Gina ... Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn

My Poem Inspired By Jancis Robinson and What She Means To Me After So Many Years Of Reading Her Writings, Starting In 1992 I Believe? Cheers Jancis : Bravo!

I have been a fan of Jancis Robinson's now for many years. I guess it all started sometime back in 1992 when I started to read some of Jancis' reviews in the Wine Spectator, especially a review on the wines being produced then in the world that were starting to all have a similar taste and profile and less a distinct character of their own and from where they were coming? Do I have this right? I loved that review : it spoke so many volumes to me that I instantly felt like I had a fellow wine personality in the ocean of wines today being made from all over the world that I love because many of them do represent both their grape varieties and suggest from where they come and do not pretend to be other than they are : for better or for worse. I have written Jancis a handwritten letter and that was again years ago. I wanted to let her know that I appreciated that one article and that it had inspired and helped me to be a better wine merchant, educator and what I like to call myself, a better " wine enabler ". Thanks Jancis. Since then I have purchased some of your many books Jancis and have used them over the years as I have been both the Washington D.C. wine retailer and wholesaler, liking better the job of retailer. Both have taught me well and your books have guided me often with specific information that I am or have been unaware of the details? Too much to know, too much to keep track of and keep straight : and that's where your work has been invaluable to me at times over the years. Thanks again. Here is the poem that I wrote the other morning before starting work at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits selling wines in Washington D.C. in our Cleveland Park Northwest neighborhood. I wrote it March 15th, 2013. I decided to send it to you using Twitter and so you should have over the last two-three days received all of it " in pieces ". I hope that you enjoyed that as I think it broke up your usual routine and helped to make your day a bit brighter and interesting?

I am also really looking forward to meeting you this Thursday evening here in Washington D.C. N.W. through the Smithsonian Associates at the National Museum of Natural History Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW. Here is my poem Jancis : Jancis Robinson .... Robin's Jan A Son No /... Daught Ought Otter /... Go Go Get Be Got Be A /... Move A Write A Word /... A History Buff Of New Of /... Collect Rapport Report /... Sort Si Oui Sorter Sport /... The Spout The Spig The /... Test Taste Baste The Bast /... Ast Astion An Eye A Nose .../ A whiff A Whaft A Note /... Noter Report Regroup /... Resorter Truth Facts The /... Names Games The Get To /... Yeah Getters Find Bind Bin /... Spin New Wines' Records /... Dat Be Jan An Ancis /... Like A Robin Red Header /... Early She Does Get I Susp I / ... / Spect Inspect Most Respect /... Jancis Not Francis Not /... Fred Not Bob Like A /... Steven Even Odd Class /... Both Be They Of Lass Of /... Lad Classics The Histories /... The Play Out Stage New Ours /... They Steven Jancis Join /... To Note Gather Be So /... Very Now Hip Tasted /... Tasting For Imps Glimps /... Of Impressions Of Imperfect /... Piecing Of Pieces Drawn /... Once Scat Cat Catte Cattered /... Not Catered But One Or /... Two Their Pressing 'Pressions /... Their Opins Opens To Us Pin Pini /... Pinios Pinions Pinned On Us /... Like Tales On Donkey's Tails /... Told Straight up Eyes Closed To /... Not be Fluenced Others By To Truth /... Be Told Unfold Fashioned Firmed /... Out 'Bout Be Jancis Fleshed /... Meshed Mighted Smite /... Smold New/Old Raw Be /... So Bold Very Vary Not /... Tary Be Tarred Starred /... Streamed Out Colored /... Thrown Carnival-Like /... Streamers Stemmed Destemmed /... A Sergeant A Private A /... Colonel Armed Penned With /... Words A Colony A Jancis /... Village Villages A Normale /... Another Name For Cot /... Another Grape Not More /... Bloody Malbec ! So Much /... To Learn Under Keep /... Belts 'Tween Breasts In /... Purses Jancis' Oui Si Claro /... Pre Go Please Merci Coup /... Of Beau So Much To Know /... Must Store Go To Store! To /... Retailer - Ask Quest For /... Answers To Questions /... To Riddles Find In /... Jancis Jingles Rhymes /... A Natural Cadence A Way /... A Kind A Ness A /... Gent A Gentle A /... Woman An Eye /... A Nose Historian /... Reportian A Master /... A Madame So Bright /... Glassed - Madame /... Our Jan Our /... Jancis Our Fave /... Our Rave So /... Wonder So Wealth /... Stored In Fleshed In /... Fleshed Out Of Fabric /... Tapis De Jancis Nous Pour /... Ole!! ... written le 15 Mars, 2013 a 11:31AM avant de commencer mon travail de vendre des vins a Washington D.C. N.w. En pensant de Jancis et aussi de Steven. Santa, cheers to everyone. Looking forward to meeting you soon Jancis. Thanks again for everything. I hope you do not mind the way my mind of an artist/ wine-lover-enabler roams and breaks up words and has my mind so fluid and influenced by the sight, the sound, the similar and the double and the at-odds meanings of words, and the fun at arranging them and trying to get as much from them as I can just as I do when I taste wine and take that serendipitous route of discovering the many nuances of a wines tastes, flavors and personalities. Cheers, Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn