William Pollard Jr | aka: Wild 4 Washington Wine

You planned for Taste Washington! Did you plan for after? Taste Washington! (Taste) is one of my favorite annual Washington wine events. It was my pleasure to attend Taste Washington as a Media representative. This year I was better prepared for Taste,I had a list of wineries and winemakers to visit. Equipped with a camera for bottle shots, satchel for cards and brochures, and for tasting notes, my trusty iPad was fully charged. Ready for Taste, plan of attack on my iPad, I was so prepared for Taste Washington! that I neglected to make plans for after Taste Washington! Seattle City View from 1st. While I grew up in Seattle, go Roughriders , it has been a couple of decades since I last lived in Seattle. Okay, maybe three decades. When I think of Seattle, my mental image is still that of the Seattle I remember from the 1970's. That city no longer exists. Saturday after Taste, I explored downtown Seattle. I walked past the walkway to the Ferry terminal where I used to wait fo...

Me writing blogging and smoking shisha, May 2009 Abu Dhabi. Last year, I read that one of the differences between blogging and journalism, is that a journalist has an editor. An editor would be very helpful at times...just saying. Don't ask me to weigh-in on the "blogging vs journalism" credibility debate. In 2010, I increased my wine blog posts to 69, up from 25 in 2008. This year I hope to exceed those 69 posts. Reaching that goal would be a lot easier with a second pair of eyes helping out. If you have spent any amount of time writing/blogging, then you know what I mean. I welcome your comments when you notice something amiss (palate/palette for example). So far, I blog for fun, not profit. Looking forward to visiting a new, local winery next week. I'll let you know how it goes. Cheers!