Lummi Island Wine Tasting November 30 ’13
Post-Thanksgiving Schedule
It’s always gratifying to find a photo either online or in our files to post with each blog topic. And it is amazing to find that you can search for images of any topic your imagination can invent, and Google will come up with a whole page of photos for your consideration. Tonight I wanted a post-Thanksgiving image, and I found lots, but they all seemed a bit overstated. (For example, see this, or this. ) But I also found this one (left), which seemed a nice low-key counterpoint to the increasingly disturbing Black Friday Christmas Shopping Launch. It also provides a nice segue into letting you know we will NOT BE OPEN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28!
We WILL be open as usual on Saturday, November 29 during our regular hours, 2-6pm for your small business shopping pleasure and convenience. In addition, of course, as usual we invite you to call us any time you encounter one of those nasty wine emergencies-– if we are around we will do our best to help you through it!
Bubbles Galore
We had something of a blowout pre-holiday tasting last weekend, pouring eight wines, including five sparklers: a prosecco, a cava, an Oregon sparkler, and two French champagnes. Maybe due to the time of year it was an unusually quiet weekend, and the few of us on hand at the end of the day on Saturday joined forces to finish a few remaining open bottles. As I recall, that worked out fairly well for those present, no complaints! Bubbly being what it is, the consensus was that they were all good, with some better than others, especially (no surprise here) les champagnes françaises! Don’t worry, we still have a few in stock if you missed out!
Dick Taylor Chocolate
As mentioned last week, back in September we attended the Seattle Chocolate Festivel and were impressed with a small artisan chocolate company called Dick Taylor, located in Arcata, California. It turns out there is no “Dick Taylor”, but there are two guys named Adam Dick & Dustin Taylor, who have also made music and wooden boats, and who now make some really great chocolate bars. Delicious, concentrated, intense, and beautifully packaged, these single-source confections are something special. At $7 per bar, they are particularly appropriate for gifts and special occasions. Or, as with nice wines, when you have one it makes it a special occasion! In any case we have some samples to share with you this weekend so you can preorder for the holidays.
This week’s tasting
Scarborough Riesling ’09 Washington $12
Bright & dry, with German-style notes of crisp apples and petrol, with good acidity and minerality.
Evolucio Furmint Tokaj ’11 Hungary $11
100% Furmint, unoaked. Aromatic and bursting with citrus, fresh market apples, cantaloupe, and apricots, with floral and mineral notes. Slightly off-dry, with a hint of tangerine.
Campo Viejo Tempranillo ’11 Spain $10
Supple and fresh, this light red offers cherry, berry, and herbal flavors over modest tannins. Crisp and refreshing, a perennial “best buy.”
Townshend Red Table Washington $12
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah blend; aromas of black cherry, blackberry, strawberry, cedar and a hint of orange zest fill your senses with lingering pepper & tobacco notes.
Crios de Susana Balbo Malbec ’11 Argentina 89pts $14
Crushed blackberry, licorice and violet on the lively nose. Quite ripe and sweet in the mouth, showing impressive volume and breadth for the price range. Finishes with serious ripe tannins and noteworthy persistence.
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