lummi island wine tasting june 12 ’20

Posted at June 11, 2020

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NOTE: THE WINE SHOP IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR REGULAR TASTINGS DUE TO COVID 19…

BUT… while COVID remains a risk, we are providing:

 

Friday Bread, Social Distance, and Wine Tasting

As mentioned last week, Janice continues to send the week’s Bread Menu to her mailing list each Sunday, and accepts orders till Wednesday for Friday pickup. Though the wine shop remains closed for indoor tastings due to COVID, Friday bread pickups have morphed into an impromptu Covid Tailgate party at the Ferry Parking Lot beginning around 4pm.

Since many of you set up folding chairs, bring wine and glasses, and share company and conversation (with appropriate physical distancing, of course!) it also provides an opportunity for us to offer a mini-tasting (three wines, see below for this week’s  menu) from the back of our car. It’s not the same experience as in the wine shop, but it is an entirely pleasant relief from the ongoing lack of social contact.

We all thank Janice for beginning this tradition by moving weekly bread deliveries from the wine shop to the parking lot to allow for appropriate Distancing. It has become an enjoyable weekly Relief to catch up on some of the conversations and camaraderie we have been missing during the Shutdown!

 

Order Wines Online

During the Shutdown we are continuing to fill your individual wine orders online or by phone for pickup at the wine shop. Click on the “Order Wine” heading at the top of this page for a partial list of our current offerings. When you have made your selections there are two ways to order:

It’s that Simple! Operators are Standing By!

 

 

 

 

 

Mar a Lago Update: The Many Menaces of the Moment

We are all been coping pretty well with the limits imposed by COVID protocols. Most of us are feeling fortunate to have avoided it so far, and we have willingly adapted to Social Distancing guidelines — or as some prefer to call it, Physical Distancing — to better protect ourselves and our communities. Here on the Island we also enjoy the small but tangible luxury of the Moat that forms a physical boundary between us and the  mainland. For the most part we are finding a certain comfort in the Distancing. Still, there will continue to be some emotional tension and stress until there is an effective vaccine.

So that’s Number One.

For the last two weeks our nation and the entire World have been protesting with Outrage after seeing video footage of the callous and offhand murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman. The first instincts of Tweetster and his Republican cronies and followers were to Crush the Riots with Overwhelming Force using Police, the National Guard, and maybe even the Army and Marines. The voices of global protest have been so Loud and so Prolonged that there is an actual possibility that Something Could Actually Change.

Not to be outdone, as a casual display of his Power, the T deployed police with tear gas to disperse the crowd protesting peacefully outside the White House so he could walk unimpeded with his entourage to nearby St. John’s Episcopal Church for a photo-op with a Bible (borrowed) in his hand. Clearly the whole exercise was to say “See? I can do anything I want!” This performance is chillingly reminiscent of the Nazi and Fascist tactics in the 1930’s that led to the many Horrors of World War II.

So that’s Number Two.

For the last three months COVID has occupied a huge percentage of the news cycle, completely eclipsing the Presidential Election in November. The Tweetster maintains his daily Wallows before the Press, bragging about This, complaining about That, or firing the Scapegoat of the moment for telling the truth about something that hurt Little T’s insatiable Hungry Ghost Ego. Even though polls show an increasing lead for Biden (now having clinched the nomination) there have always been whispers about “what if T loses and refuses to leave? He could declare an Emergency, like the Nazis did, and declare martial law.

A friend recently mentioned he had an old friend with bona fides as a psychic. She had recently told him that something would happen in October that would result in T winning another term. I notice I find this way too easy to believe, and it is Deeply upsetting even to imagine. For twenty years there have been national efforts to require all elections to use and maintain paper ballots so that every vote can be recounted and verified. Electronic voting is far too unreliable, hackable, and crackable. Together with massive Republican gerrymandering across the country, the present voting system unfairly favors Republicans by ( I believe) several points, letting them steal the White House in 2000, 2004, and 2016. In 2008 Obama’s lead exceeded their Cushion and they lost, and that’s why they hated him so much– their sense of Entitlement to control the Government they hate.

And that’s Number Three.

Taken together, they are a Weight on many of us who are now quite gray and who were kids in the fifties and young adults in the sixties. We believed in an essential Goodness in our country, a shared pride and dedication to our shared humanity and the principles of our Constitution. But we have seen little in this century to suggest that more than a few Republicans share this view. Rather, indications are that they will stop at nothing to attain and retain power and use it for their own gain.

It’s a scary time in a world of Noise and Mirrors, Shiny Objects and Sideshow Barkers. Hard to be Optimistic with Dystopia looming ahead in the fog.

What would we do without Wine??

 

This Week’s Friday Tailgate Tasting

Mer Soleil Santa Lucia Highlands Reserve Chardonnay ’17
Vibrant scents of lemon blossom and honeysuckle infused with vanilla and a refreshing whiff of fresh sea breeze. Rich and lush palate of ripe peach and lemon meringue pie and lively acidity that smoothly balances its creamy roundness.

Conundrum Red ’17     California      $22
Petite Sirah, Zin, and Cab; rich, complex and seductive, with round notes of cherries and baking chocolate, fine tannins, and a silky smoothness.

Tommasi Poggio Al Tufo Rompicollo ’13      Italy    $12
Amarone-like raisiny opulence to the ripe, soft red cherry, sweet spice, and herb aromas and flavors. Velvety, well balanced and smooth, with long, lush, smooth tannins. Terrific buy!

Wine Tasting

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