William Pollard Jr | aka: Wild 4 Washington Wine

Senses Seduced.  It was my pleasure to accept an invitation to review the new perfumes of Fragrances of Wine .  Fragrances of Wine is a line of custom perfumes based on the scents found in white, rose', red and sparkling wines. Perfume and wine are certainly two subjects I appreciate. This is my first perfume review on this blog, but not the first time I have mentioned my appreciation for perfume ( Garrison Creek Cellars 14 June 2010 ). In 2009 I became quite fond of Arab Perfume while living in Abu Dhabi, UAE ( Coming to My Senses 8 December 2009 ).  Perfume/Eau de parfum is one of the UAE’s key industries – outside of oil, gas and dates. Their perfume manufacturing industry is largely centered in Dubai. A wealth of perfume shops with brands like YAS and Ajmal, among many others, can be found in the malls and shops of Abu Dhabi. Before I lived in the UAE I’d be pressed to say I truly appreciated cologne or perfume. In 2009 it became a new passion.  The sens...

Two wines from South West France. Last week I had the pleasure to participate in a virtual wine tasting of wines from the South West region of France. This was a live tasting with Master Sommelier Fred Dexheimer . He broadcasted video from a kitchen in Brooklyn, New York while I tweeted from Washington State. The twitter hashtag used for this virtual tasting was #SWFrance. Many who participated in this tasting received samples of wine. Wines were tasted and commented on via twitter, food pairings, information about the region and grape varietals were also discussed for each wine. My tasting was truly “virtual” because my samples did not arrive in time for the tasting. Now that my samples of wine have arrived, I will be reviewing them as time permits. 2010 Colombelle Blanc Sec. Colombelle Blanc Sec 2010 This wine is a blend of 80% Colombard and 20% Sauvignon et Ugni Blanc at 11.5% alcohol. This is the first time I recall tasting these varietals. The wine was easy to access with...