lummi island wine tasting march 19 ’22
Yes, We ARE Open…!
Based on today’s updated Covid data, over the past two weeks new cases across all age groups have continued to drop in every subregion of our County. This improves our confidence about the relaxing of state-mandated mask mandates across most of our region. Our fingers remain crossed as we hope the trend continues.
All YOU need to know is that we are again OPEN for wine tasting and sales this Saturday (3/19) from 4-6 pm. Anyone with boosted vaccine status is welcome; please bring vax card.
The wine shop will remain closed on Fridays until weekly bread pickup returns to the shop, possibly within the next few weeks. In the meantime bread pickup will continue be in Janice’s driveway from 4-5:30 pm this Friday (3/18). We understand she will be away next weekend (3/25) and possibly return bread pickup to the wine shop on (of course!) April Fools’ Day. Stay tuned!
To get on the bread list, click on the “contact us” link above and fill out the form. 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 needed for pickup the following Friday.
Mailing List Issues: The Continuing Saga
Last week our emailed blog post link notification seemed to reach lots of you by Friday morning as desired. Still, we are still checking files to make sure we have everyone on the list who wants to be, as well as finding the easiest way to send the post itself rather than just the link.
This Week’s $5 Tasting
Chapoutier Belleruche Blanc ’20 France $14
Delicious blend of grenache blanc and roussanne; fragrant and perfumed with a light, grilled-lemon note over ripe melon with a lingering palate of rich white peach.
Saviah The Jack Syrah ’18 Washington $15
85% Syrah, 10% Grenache, 5% Mourvèdre; Appealing aromas and flavors of red and black fruit, violets, olives, anise, and meat, with a velvety, pleasing texture.
Mollydooker “The Boxer” Shiraz ’18 Australia $28
Inky black-red hue; intoxicating scents of black plum, licorice and blackberry, toasty oak, fennel, and pepper; voluptuous, large scaled, and lavishly rich palate saturated in spicy black plum, licorice and blackberry that finishes with lingering notes of toasty oak, fennel, black pepper, polished tannins and a long, liqueur-like finish.
Justino Fanal Madeira Rainwater $22 Portugal $22
This Madeira is a medium dry blend of Verdelho and Tinta Negra aged for five years, lighter in body and sweetness than full Madeira, making it an excellent pairing with lighter fare like salads and spicy foods.
The Economics of the Heart: Unity and Organicity
Much of our national coinage bears the motto “E Pluribus Unum, a Latin phrase meaning “Out of Many, One.” The obvious interpretation is that our country started as a group of individual entities with diverse characteristics that came together in unity for a common purpose. But it has an even deeper meaning in how we as individual beings relate to each other and to the world.
As social animals, sometimes we assert our individual interests as separate organisms with private motivations (Organicity), and sometimes we join with others in support of group values and goals we share and support in common (Unity). As primates we have the characteristics and instincts of both predators and herd animals. One minute we get along with the flow around us, and the next we feel attacked and mobilize for war. Like Russia and Ukraine. Like Mom and Dad in the kitchen after dinner. Like the guy you inadvertently cut off at the traffic circle. It’s as if our radar is constantly scanning for threats, and we can jump from one role to another in the blink of an eye. (That’s why some of us think Open Carry is a Really, Really Bad Idea. But that’s another conversation…)
Upon reflection, it becomes clear that this emotional chameleonism must be a pretty primitive fight or flight instinct in our DNA. It also begs the suggestion that some people are more comfortable being herd animals, and some are more comfortable being predators. We all know people who are only okay if they are In Charge, some only if no one is in charge, and some who really don’t care. But at some level a deep need to be in charge suggests weakness, not strength. It also suggests a limited ability to adapt to changing circumstances, to value others as equals, and to be generous of spirit. The wolf pack can carve one caribou from the herd, and the leader gets to eat first, but most of the herd gets away for the moment.
Before us at this moment we have the deeply disturbing spectacle of Vladimir vs. Volodymyr in Ukraine, one the obvious predator attacking solely to dominate, and the other an obvious herd animal mobilizing to defend. Herd animals do, after all, have their defensive tools, whether great horns, speed and agility, cleverness, or resolve. Most of our species is on the side of Unity at the moment. If we’re lucky, that might be enough to stop the horrors we now see every day.
We all hope so. We all fear not. The world is at a major crossroad, with a madman controlling our destiny.
Take a break this Saturday and come by the wine shop. Good wine and good friends are always a comfort!
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