lummi island wine tasting Aug 2-3
Hours, August 2-3 ’24
Friday 4-6 pm Saturday 3-5 pm
Cloudless Mt. Baker
Friday Bread This Week
Fig Anise – One of the more popular breads in the rotation. Made with a sponge that is fermented overnight, then the final dough is mixed with bread flour and fresh milled whole wheat. Honey, dried figs and anise bring in all the flavors of the Mediterranean. – $5/loaf
Sesame Semolina –Begins with a sponge that ferments some of the flour, water & yeast before mixing the final dough. Made with semolina and bread flour as well as a soaker of cornmeal, millet and sesame seeds, a little olive oil rounds out the flavor and tenderizes the crumb.– $5/loaf
and pastry this week…
Brioche Almond Buns – Made with a delicious brioche dough full of eggs, butter and sugar. Rolled out and spread with an almond cream filling. The almond cream is not made from pre-made almond paste, but rather is a delicious creamy filling made with lots more butter, sugar and eggs as well as almond flour. –2/$5
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 at least a week before visiting!
This week’s wine tasting:
Ryan Patrick Rock Island Chardonnay ’20 Washington $16
A consistent local favorite, with aromas and flavors of wildflowers, crisp apples, honey, and cinnamon roll with a round, crisp, body and a graceful finish of sumac-spiced croutons.
Maryhill Winemakers Red ’22 Washington $14
Aromas of blackberry, cherry, and baking spice with hints of chocolate and dried herbs; ripe black currant and cherries on the palate with hints of tobacco and a rich, chewy finish.
Townshend Cellars T3 Red Washington $18
Bordeaux style blend of cab, merlot and cab franc; fruit forward with hints of black currant and vanilla, with layers of complexity and depth through extensive oak aging in French and American barrels.
Wines of the Week: Washington Wine Bargains
This week our tasting includes three wines which consistently sell out quickly. The broad range of Washington soil characteristics, elevations, daily and seasonal temperature variations makes it possible to find very favorable growing conditions for pretty much any wine grape grown anywhere in the world. Therefore, a lot of Washington wineries make wines not just from grapes they grow on their own land, but also from other vineyards around the State.
Ryan Patrick winery is located in Leavenworth, but sources fruit from several different vineyards and AVA’s (growing regions), each with different soils, rainfall, and temperature ranges, including Elephant Mountain Vineyard, Sagemoor Farms, Red Mountain AVA and Red Heaven Vineyard.)
Maryhill is a well-established, multi-generational family winery situated in the “town” of Maryhill, and overlooking the Columbia River (dine with a stunning view of the Gorge landscape!). It makes dozens of different wines each year to a consistent level of satisfying quality. It sources fruit from over 20 different vineyard locations from about half of the 14 major American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) in Washington, effectively displaying the breadth of Washington Stats winemaking prowess.
Townshend Cellar winery is located in Spokane. It is a small family winery that recently lost its founding patriarch and seems to be transitioning its operation. It has also developed a reputation for pursuing sustainable farming and production methods, and donates 2% of its annual revenue to organizations that promote leaving a positive impact through sustainability, innovation, and community.
Economics of the Heart: Harris/Buttigieg…??
www.washingtontimes.com
Two weeks ago we posted Timothy Snyder’s hypothetical analysis of the options available to Democrats for the rapidly approaching national election. His last two involved VP Harris: 1) Joe drops out of the race, leaving her to become the nominee, or 2) Joe resigns, making Kamala the President now and the likely incumbent for November.
Last week Biden made the decision to drop out of the election, and passed the baton to Harris to head the ticket and find a new VP candidate. Since then Harris has garnered the convention votes to make her the Oval Office candidate, and there has been a great deal of speculation and trial ballooning of potential VP candidates. All the chatter and speculation seems to have narrowed to a short list of likely candidates.
Most of the discussion seems to center around which candidate is most likely to nail down a ticket win in a tossup state. However, opinions on the matter are largely speculative, because there are no tools, statistical or otherwise, that are likely to answer this question definitively. However, over the past week we have seen numerous airings of each of these candidates, and to us the choice has become quite clear: Pete Buttigieg runs circles around all of them. His easy-going assurance and positive manner create a safe space for cooperation and mutual benefit.
He has done recent interviews on numerous news programs including WaPo , NYT, CNN, MSNBC, Youtube, and the Daily Show...the list goes on and on, a busy and productive week. In every case Pete has the facts at his fingertips, weaves ideas together smoothly, graciously, and confidently, and slides his points across with an easy-going assurance. As we all saw in the debates for the 2020 election, he is an energetic, charismatic, good-natured, confident, uniquely intelligent, and effective communicator.
Well, that’s our dream ticket: Kamala & Pete. Unlikely. But sooo appealing!
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