Lummi Island Wine Tasting Artists Studio Tour Sept 3-4 ’11

Posted at September 1, 2011

Here it is, another Labor Day Weekend and another Lummi Island Artists’ Studio Tour, when thirty Island artists display their creations and people from far and wide come to visit. Every year we join in celebrating the end of summer here at the Wine Gallery with a new show; we are open both Saturday and Sunday from 10am-6pm. Also, of course, we continue to be open on Thursday and Friday evenings from 4-7 pm, so drop by on Friday night and avoid the holiday crowds!

Our returning artist for September is Brendan Dunn, whose acrylics and oils of Hawaiian flowers and Northwest scenes adorned our walls a year ago. This year he has been travelling and hiking in New Zealand and Italy (no they are not exactly in the same direction), and some of his new works derive from those experiences. Brendan will be available to visit with you and talk about his travels and his paintings both Saturday and Sunday from 10-1.

Last weekend, you will recall, was the debut of our new window tables, custom built by Island woodworking artist Tom Lutz. As you can see, the tables are a Hit…maybe even a little Magical!


Last week’s wines were not what you would call “flashy,” but I would be happy to share a glass of any of them with you. I think the Delille Doyenne Rose has become a wine we look forward to every spring; Provencal in style, but American in intensity, it’s a real glass of real wine that happens to be pale, pink, and refreshing. The Stephen Vincent Chardonnay is everything you like about California chardonnay. The Chateau D’Oupia “Les Heretiques” was surprisingly satisfying at its modest price, with abundant evidence of its roots, showing great fruit and lovely notes of garrigue. And finally, the Langmeil SMG does everything a big Aussie Rhone blend is supposed to do: knock you out with fruit-forward intensity.

This weekend’s wines:

This weekend we will be pouring wines from several nearby wineries: Legoe Bay Winery right here on Lummi Island; Mt. Baker Vineyards, Whatcom County’s oldest and best established winery, dating back some thirty years; Dynasty Cellars, barely a mile away across Haro Strait on the ferry; and Masquerade, Whatcom County’s newest winery, which just moved to Bellingham from Walla Walla.

We found Masquerade quite serendipitously last week while shopping for doors out on Iowa street. Literally one day earlier we had gotten an announcement from this new (in our area anyway) winery about an introductory tasting for local wine retailers. So, of course, seeing the sign, we popped in and tried the wines. All YOU need to know is that they are really tasty, AND that they include a lovely sparkling wine very nicely made in the classic Methode Champenoise.

Depending on when you drop by, we might be pouring any four of the following fourteen wines:

Legoe Bay: Viognier, Pinot Gris, Syrah

Mt. Baker Vineyards: Riesling, Roussane, Late Harvest Viognier, Sangiovese, Malbec, Cab Franc

Dynasty Cellars: Meritage blend, ZInfandel

Masquerade: Sparkling wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah

As the old joke goes about voting, come early and come often to sample All of these lovelies!

Wine Tasting

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