Journal
How to Build a Home Like a Sommelier Builds a W...
Most people don't compose their home's fragrance. They smell something they like, take it home, burn it in whatever room is closest to the door — and wonder why it...
How to Build a Home Like a Sommelier Builds a W...
Most people don't compose their home's fragrance. They smell something they like, take it home, burn it in whatever room is closest to the door — and wonder why it...
The Walls Were Recipes
Five temples. Five chambers where the oils were once blended. The recipes are still on the walls — carved in hieroglyphics, more than two thousand years old. The second of...
The Walls Were Recipes
Five temples. Five chambers where the oils were once blended. The recipes are still on the walls — carved in hieroglyphics, more than two thousand years old. The second of...
Five Thousand Years Ago in Egypt
Five thousand years ago, the first ateliers stood on the Nile. Hathor at Dendera. Nefertum at the lotus's first light. The first of three letters from Aprés Fragrance on where...
Five Thousand Years Ago in Egypt
Five thousand years ago, the first ateliers stood on the Nile. Hathor at Dendera. Nefertum at the lotus's first light. The first of three letters from Aprés Fragrance on where...
A Sommelier's Day in Duncans Mills
Most days I leave my house before the river wakes up. The bakery is already on. There's a particular smell at that hour — butter, cinnamon, roasted coffee — I'll...
A Sommelier's Day in Duncans Mills
Most days I leave my house before the river wakes up. The bakery is already on. There's a particular smell at that hour — butter, cinnamon, roasted coffee — I'll...
The Sommelier's Guide to Fragrance: How to Choo...
The nose is the most direct line we have to memory and emotion — and most of us treat it like a novelty. What if it were actually a compass?...
The Sommelier's Guide to Fragrance: How to Choo...
The nose is the most direct line we have to memory and emotion — and most of us treat it like a novelty. What if it were actually a compass?...
The Pink Moon Is Rising — And We're Celebrating...
On Saturday, April 11, from 2 to 5 PM, we're throwing a party in the heart of Historic Duncans Mills in celebration of the April Pink Full Moon!
The Pink Moon Is Rising — And We're Celebrating...
On Saturday, April 11, from 2 to 5 PM, we're throwing a party in the heart of Historic Duncans Mills in celebration of the April Pink Full Moon!