lummi island wine tasting aug 19-20 ’22

Posted at August 18, 2022

Hours this weekend: 4-6pm both Friday and Saturday

The wine shop will be open this weekend as usual from 4-6 Friday and Saturday. Covid continues to be a threat, even for those fully vaccinated. Limited outdoor seating is available on the deck for those who wish to stay outside.

At the current stage of the global pandemic, anyone can be an unknowing carrier, so though overall risks are low, we all must manage risk to ourselves and others in our own way. You are welcome to wear a mask , stay outside, or otherwise distance as additional precautions to protect yourself and others. For our part, we will continue taking basic precautions in the wine shop: windows open, air filter operating, outside seating options. We do continue to request that the unvaxed remain outside for tasting.

Btw, the forecast is for sunny, comfortable (70°) weather both Friday and Saturday!

 

Bread Pickup This Week

Whole Wheat Levain – Made with a sourdough starter built up over several days before a levain is made and fermented overnight to start fermentation and gluten development. The bread is made with levain and bread flour and about 25% fresh milled whole wheat for a ‘toothy’ crumb, great texture and flavor and a nice crisp crust.  – $5/loaf

Semolina w/ Fennel & Raisins – A levain bread made with bread flour, semolina and some fresh milled whole wheat. A little butter for a tender crumb and fennel seeds and golden raisins round out the flavors. These flavors go really well with meats and cheese, but it also makes pretty darn good toast – $5/loaf

and mmm, pastry this week…

Chocolate Babka Rolls – A sweet pastry dough full of eggs, butter and sugar, rolled and spread with a chocolate filling, rolled up and cut into individual rolls that are placed in baking forms for baking and then brushed with sugar syrup after baking. – 2/$5

To get on the bread order list, click on the “Contact Us” link above and fill out the form. Each week’s bread menu is sent to the list each Sunday, for ordering by Tuesday, for pickup on Friday. Simple, right..? If you will be visiting the island and would like to order bread for your visit, at least a week’s notice is recommended for pickup the following Friday.

 

Wine of the Week:  El Nido Clio ’19     Spain      $45

Though we have had a few of these in the cellar for some years, we rarely let ourselves drink one…it’s that good. It used to be very hard to get because of the high demand and low production. So on a whim we ordered some this week and hallelujah, it arrived today, and you can all get to taste it this weekend!

Clio is a blend of 70% monastrell (known as mourvedre in France) and 30% cab sauv. Monastrell, a somewhat demanding grape to cultivate, has been developed to a high standard in the Murcia wine region in recent years. At the same time international demand for wine has also led to widespread planting of cab sauv in many parts of Spain, where it has thrived and developed its own Spanish footprint, and this wine showcases the blend very well. Lucky for us…come on by and try it!

Tasting notes:  Inky purple in color, opaque and bright; nose of blueberries, cassis, black cherries, toast and baking spices. Full bodied, with lots of fresh black cherry and black raspberry on the palate, with underlying spice and long finish. Delicious now, but best after five years and good for another twenty after that.

Economics of the Heart:  Fascism and the Holy Book

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The Jews have the Torah. The Muslims have the Quran. Christianity claims authority from both the Torah (Old Testament) and the Gospels, Epistles, and Acts (New Testament). All claim special relationships with the One omnipotent God such that their founder/prophet (Abraham, Mohammed, or Jesus) was The One chosen by God to be his messenger and representative on Earth. From those assumptions it was a very short step for all of these religions to claim Divine Right over the behavior of not only their own followers, but literally, Everyone on the Planet. 

On reflection, these religions of the Book all seem to have started with the fundamental idea of Patriarchy– one Head Guy with Divine Right to Rule, who could proclaim a comprehensive list of rules, practices, behavioral limitations, duties, and rituals that everyone was Required to follow or suffer punitive consequences, including confinement, exile, torture, mutilation, and death– not forms of Justice, but forms of Punishment that we should all now recognize as Pavlovian Behavioral Conditioning. 

It doesn’t take a great deal of contemplation to see that these structures did not come from some Omnipotent God, but rather from a bunch of ordinary men (not women) who craved Authority and Position in their culture. These Books are the foundation of centuries of feudal oppression by small groups of psychopathic men who wanted personal Power.

Why ever would an Omnipotent Deity have the slightest interest in being worshiped or obeyed by its little Creations? Why ever would any, you know, well-adjusted, Omnipotent, and Eternal Deity capable of creating Time, Space, and Infinity have any need for a mean streak?

These “Religions of the Book” account for 2.2 billion Christians (32% of the world’s population), 1.6 billion Muslims (23%), and 14 million Jews (0.2%) around the world as of 2010, about 56% of global population. Another 16% follow no religion, 15% are Hindu, 7% are Buddhists, and the rest follow one of very many more local or regional practices.

The main takeaway here is that over half the world adheres to the beliefs of male-dominated, hierarchical feudal religions, complete with authoritarian titles, lack of accountability, sins and punishments, everlasting damnation, and Divine Dictatorial Authority of the currently ruling dominant male. Really?

Et tu, Republicans?

We leave you today with this little Buddhist sutra, which takes the view that acts of loving kindness are the better measure of our worth.

Let none deceive another
Or despise any being in any state;
Let none through anger or ill will
Wish harm upon another;
Even as a mother protects with her life
Her child, her only child,
So with a boundless heart
Should one cherish all living beings;
Radiating kindness over the entire world.
Metta Sutta

 

This Week’s  Tasting  $10

Montinore Borealis White   Oregon   $15
Aromas of orange blossom, honeydew, guava and kiwi; sumptuous flavors of stone fruit, Meyer lemon and juicy pear drizzled with caramel.

Mas des Bressades Rosé ’21   France  $12
Bright and dry rosé from a blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, with a splash of Carignan and Cinsault. Lovely balance of bright red fruit and wild herbs, with a vibrant, spicy finish.

El Nido Clio ’19     Spain      $45
Seductive nose of blueberries, cassis, black cherry, toast, and baking spices; full bodied, with lots of fresh black cherry and black raspberry on the palate, with underlying spice and lingering finish.

 

 

 

 

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