Questioning Authority: The Leslie Sbrocco Edition
Insight and education and entertainment does result from exploring the expertise of authorities in any given field. But sometimes, simply questioning the authority on more mundane matters can also deliver insight…and surprises. The "Questioning Authority" interview series on FERMENTATION is meant to do just that: Provide insight and surprises…and maybe entertain a little.
Questioning Authority
The Leslie Sbrocco Edition
Job Description?
Wine/food communicator, author, tv host, speaker, eater, drinker, traveler, founder of Thirsty Girl
Profession other than current you'd like to claim?
Jazz singer
First Act as The Queen of Wine?
Free all subjected to the tyranny of wine scores! Seriously, I would require all my subjects to enjoy a glass every day
Last book read?
Vanished Smile — about the theft of the Mona Lisa
DeathBed Wine?
Salon or Krug Champagne
Your hero or heroine?
My mother who raised five children by herself after my dad died
Where does your one roundtrip ticket in a time machine take you?
To ancient Egypt to hang with Cleopatra, the ultimate Thirsty Girl (might end up making it a one way ticket…)
Is the 100-point wine rating scale a good thing?
I don't rate wines and encourage drinkers who shop by score to use them as a guide to find wines THEY like, not just 90+ point bottles
Late night Snack
Hot dogs smothered in mustard and pickles and some very good bourbon
Your new winery is named…?
"The TAT" after my new tattoo (a glass of rose bubbly on the back of my calf done on the tv show LA ink) and each label would showcase prized tattoos.
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Leslie Sbrocco is one of America's best recognized and most enthusiastic wine personalities. The Founder of Thirsty Girl, Leslie is an Emmy Wward winning television host, a writer, a public speaker, an author, a consultant, a frequent guest on the Today Show and a friend. While anyone who knows her would not be surprised about her new Tat, it's the 1am hotdog and bourbon that kinda surprises.
See other interviews in the "Questioning Authority" series.
You know, oddly, the blogger interviews you used to do were way more interesting.
Amen to the “death-bed” wines …
Ha, Ron. I was thinking the same thing.
Tom, what’s with the People-like interviews?
Is it the talent that you are selecting that causes the dumbing down or is it a definite decision to dumb down?
Thomas:
As you might imagine, I don’t see the questions as “dumbed down”. I was always a big fan of the Dewers ads. That’s what this is modeled after. I like the idea of nice, short, simple questions that touch on their profession, but also on their person. That said, I might tweak a few questions down the road. Any suggestions?
Tom…
Tom, I loved the Dewar’s ads from the 80s…before the internet, Ha! ask away! Cheers and good on you! TMcD
Tom,
You are the director of your blog. Don’t change directions just because a few of us find fault with it–besides, if you change it, we will have less about which to bug you 😉
But since you ask, an interview needs to be enlightening rather than merely entertaining. But I commend you for not asking: boxers or briefs?
My reward for not watching TV is that I get to miss the commercials too. Please explain the Dewar’s ads.
Thomas:
The Dewers ads were print ads. Here’s just one that I found. They have done a whole series.
http://store.valueweb.com/servlet/vintagepaperads/-strse-8875/1992-Dewars-Scotch-Ad/Detail
Tom,
That explains it: I never read either…
Hmmm. Eight comments consisting of three from Tom P. two from you, one from Washam, and one each from Tim McD and Fred K.
Maybe you should put the Dewars concept back in the time capsule. :-}
I think the boxers or briefs questions is genius….
Naw…It’s still too much fun…particularly for me, Charles. How else would I learn about Leslie’s tatoo or Jancis’s love of Peanut Butter Cups?
Awesome
Oh, there are many ways to learn about Leslie’s tattoo.
I didn’t say I didn’t like these interviews, just that the blogger interviews were, in their own way, more bizarrely interesting.
And I was hoping for “Have you ever sneezed while peeing?”
Come on Ron….you know as well as I do that everyone has sneezed while peeing!!
And you just liked the blogger interviews because it gave you more fodder.
Now…it was my pleasure to give such fodder. But now, if you come back to the Hosemaster blog, you’re going to have to widen your aim. Hell why do you think I started these new interviews if not to prod you back to the keyboard??