lummi island wine tasting may 16-17 ’25
Summer Hours!!
Fridays and Saturdays, 4-6 pm
Friday Bread This Week
Black Pepper Walnut- made with a nice mix of flours, bread flour, fresh milled whole wheat and rye. A fair amount of black pepper and toasted walnuts give this bread great flavor with just a bit of peppery bite to it. Works well with all sorts of meats and cheese- $5/loaf
Four Seed Buttermilk – Includes cracked wheat and bran in the bread flour instead of milled whole wheat berries, plus buttermilk and oil for a tender bread and a little tang, honey, sunflower, pumpkin,, sesame seeds and toasted millet – $5/loaf
…and pastry this week…
Pain aux Raisin – Made with the same laminated dough as croissants. The dough is rolled out, spread with pastry cream and sprinkled with a mix of golden raisins and dried cranberries that have been soaked in sugar syrup. Rolled up and sliced before baking. These are my favorites! As always, quantities are limited, be sure to get your order in early! -$5/loaf
Island Bakery has developed a rotation cycle of several dozen breads and pastries. Each Sunday Janice emails the week’s bread offering to her mailing list. Orders received before 5 pm Tuesday will be available for pickup at the wine shop each Friday from 4:00 – 5:30 pm. Go to Contact us to get on the bread email list.
This week’s wine tasting
Schmitt Pinot Blanc ’17 Alsace $19
Creamy-smooth nose of subdued pear notes adds an earthy element on the palate and adds an earthy element toward a dry, smooth finish.
Sanguineti Morellino de Scansano Sangiovese ’21 Italy $14
Soil of river stones, quartz, sea shells; flavors of sun-ripened, slightly smoky fruit, fresh cracked pepper, sage, and ocean brine; taut structure and a long, slightly smoky finish.
Château de Crousilles Madiran ’20 France $32
A big, bold, old vine blend of tannat, cab franc, and cab sauv, with a dense, inky core and slightly lighter rim; youthful nose of dark plum, kirsch, bay leaf, tobacco and mild oak, and a dense, restrained tannic structure of darker fruit with herbaceous and peppery flavors.
Economics of the Heart: Seeds of Resistance

www.usnews.com (Bill Bramhall/Tribune Content Agency)
Tides may not be turning exactly, but there is a lot of rough water bouncing around as the public starts wising up to the catastrophic intentions of Project 2025. The Tweetster is now visiting his buddies and benefactors in the Middle East, completely disarmed by their opening their vast checkbooks to his every need and mesmerized by his own growing $billions. As if they actually like him. As if he were using them. These guys are astronomically wealthy masters of flattery and brutality, the same guys who cut Jamal Kashoggi into little pieces for annoying them a little.
We are all up to our necks in the deliberate chaos being continually churned up by the puppet-masters at Heritage and their Congressional flock of willing Sheep. There is no scenario in which their efforts can lead to a better world for anyone, including themselves.
Whether we like it or not, the whole world is being swept up in this chaos, making every person and every nation reassess their values, goals, and alliances in search of stability and safety. We have been seeing increasing resistance to the deterioration of citizen rights, broad illegal presumption of power by the Executive branch, the deployment of masked secret police across the country under the guise of “immigration enforcement,” and a deliberate ongoing flow of misinformation from the White House. Every day more people are waking up to it and a resistance movement is building across the country. A growing majority of citizens is now aware of this ongoing assault on the Constitution to which we have all pledged allegiance many times over many years.
“The Trump administration is not just dismantling healthcare; it’s dismantling the very idea of government responsibility, and the majority of House Republicans appear to be paving the way, this time without Trump having to own it or take responsibility for it. It’s a ruse that’s been baked behind the scenes. Savvy politics on his behalf, but really dumb politics on their behalf. Dumb enough that (even) Senator Josh Hawley is calling them out.” Olivia Troy: link
“For not one of his signature initiatives during his first 100 days in office does Trump have the authority under the Constitution and laws of the United States that he claims,” Judge Luttig writes. “Not for tariffs, not for unlawful deportations, not for attacks on colleges and law firms, not for his attacks on birthright citizenship, not for handing power to billionaire Elon Musk and the ‘Department of Government Efficiency,’ not for trying to end due process, not for his attempts to starve government agencies by impounding their funding, not for his vow to regulate federal elections, not for his attacks on the media.” Heather Cox Richardson: link
“It is time for Republican congressional leaders to look in the mirror. Five years ago, Republican Senator (and now majority leader) Thune claimed that “Republicans believe in the Constitution, and that’s what dictates what happens.” Similarly, speaker Johnson’s website proudly proclaims: “Each branch of government must adhere to the Constitution, and… Congress must faithfully perform its Constitutional responsibility.” – Austin Sarat article in the Guardian
lummi island wine tasting may 9-10 ’25
Wine Tasting May 9-10 ’25
Now on Summer Schedule: Fridays & Saturdays 4-6 pm!
the Gorge looking SW over I-84 across the river
(sorry, phone camera not up to the task!)
Our site has been down for a couple of weeks with a code glitch (first in 15 yrs) and we are our searching for more great wines for your tasting pleasure. Jonathan will be hosting, enjoy!
Back soon!
Rich ‘n’ Pat
lummi island wine tasting april 25-26 ’25
Wine Tasting April 25-26 ’25
Now on Summer Schedule: Fridays & Saturdays 4-6 pm!
Lummi Island refection from Bayview State Park
Friday Bread Pickup This Week
Multi Grain made with pre-fermented dough – Using this preferment a portion of the flour, water, salt & yeast is mixed and fermented overnight before mixing the final dough. The next day it is mixed with bread flour and fresh milled whole wheat and rye, then some cornmeal, flax, sunflower and sesame seeds are added for a nice bit of crunch and some extra flavor. –$5/loaf
Rosemary Olive Oil – Also made with pre-fermented dough like the Multi Grain and then mixed with bread flour and freshly milled white whole wheat for additional flavor and texture. Fresh rosemary from the garden and olive oil to make for a nice tender crumb and a nice crisp crust. A great all around bread – $5/loaf
…and pastry this week…
Rum Raisin Brioche: A delicious brioche dough full of eggs, butter and sugar. Filled with golden raisins and chunks of almond paste and as if that wasn’t enough, topped with a chocolate glaze before baking. Ooh la la, what’s not to like. I can only make a limited number so be sure to get your order in early. – 2/$5.
This week’s $10 Wine Tasting
Vielle Ferme Blanc ’23 France $12
Flavorful blend of bourboulenc, grenache blanc, roussanne, ugni blanc, & vermentino delivering seductive aromas of jasmine, hawthorn, and pear with flavors of blood orange with delicate saline notes.
Marietta Old Vine Red ’22 California $16
Zinfandel-based red blend from Geyserville with lovely bright plum fruit, dark focused notes of briar and black tea, sweet spice, medium body, and velvety tannins to pair with almost any meal or occasion.
Decoy Red ’21 California $18
60% Cab, 40% Merlot, Zinfandel, Syrah, and Cab; aromas of blackberry, plum, spice and savory herbs; fresh, rich, and savory on the palate with rich, silky tannins and a long, lush finish.
(Traveling, no essay this week…)
lummi island wine tasting april 18-19 ’25
Wine Tasting April 18-19 ’25 Now on Summer Schedule: Fridays & Saturdays 4-6 pm!
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