{"id":15089,"date":"2026-05-14T18:43:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/?p=15089"},"modified":"2026-05-14T18:43:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:43:47","slug":"lummi-island-wine-tasting-may-15-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/lummi-island-wine-tasting-may-15-26\/","title":{"rendered":"lummi island wine tasting may 15 ’26"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open Friday\u00a0 <\/strong>4-6 pm <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

artist’s concept of the surface of Venus…for a long time
\nthe ancient Venusians called it “global warming”…~!<\/p>\n

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Friday Bread This Week<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Jewish Sour Rye: <\/span><\/strong>A traditional rye bread made with a rye starter instead of a wheat starter and made with traditional rye flavors, about half rye flour, malt syrup and caraway seeds. Brushed with a cornstarch glaze before and after baking to finish.- $5\/loaf<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Toasted Pecan & Flax Seed –<\/strong> Made with a rye starter instead of wheat flour for a different flavor profile. The final dough includes bread flour and whole wheat, toasted pecans, flax seeds, and honey. – $5\/loaf<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

…and pastry this week…<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Bear Claws! \u2013<\/strong> Danish pastry dough rich in cream, eggs, sugar and butter, rolled out and spread with almond paste, powdered sugar, egg whites, and just a bit of cinnamon…and because bears (and people!) love honey, topped with a honey glaze after baking.\u00a0 \u20132\/$5\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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This week\u2019s wine tasting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Chapoutier Belleruche Blanc\u00a0 \u201923\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 France\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 $14<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Delicious blend of grenache blanc and roussanne; fragrant and perfumed with a light, grilled-lemon note over ripe melon, and a lingering palate of rich white peach.<\/p>\n

Chiarlo Le Orme Barbera d\u2019Asti\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Italy\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 $23<\/strong>
\nRuby red with hues of violet; e<\/span>legant and intense aromas, with notes of fresh cherry and currant; h<\/span>armonious palate, with good structure and roundness, beautiful savory finish, and a local favorite!<\/span><\/p>\n

Chehalem Corral Creek Pinot Noir\u00a0 \u201921\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oregon\u00a0 \u00a0 $32<\/span><\/strong>
\nElegant, smooth, complex, and light; bright aromatics of strawberry, cherry, toasted oak and baking spice; long, silky, and juicy palate with soft tannins and lingering flavors of bright red fruit.<\/p>\n

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Economics of the Heart: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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courtesy Star Trek<\/p><\/div>\n

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….Republicans have<\/em> No Honor!<\/u><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

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Every day we are bombarded with speculation about likely outcomes from this year’s Congressional elections. That makes sense, because the Republican majorities in the House and Senate have demonstrated complete support for Project 2025’s plan to replace our Constitutional government with an authoritarian Police State. If Democrats do not win majority control of both Houses this November, the future they intend for us will look something like our entire country being assimilated by the Borg in Star Trek: (something most devoutly to be eschewed!)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

From many years in survey research I have grown particularly skeptical about polls that survey about, say, party leanings,<\/em> without<\/em> connecting that same person to their likelihood of voting at all or are otherwise being affected by broader current political events. You know, like being terrorized on local streets by heavily armed, masked ICE agents, and our new dictators abandoning long-standing international alliances for new ones with historic adversaries like Russia and China.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>This recent article<\/a> in the NYT\u00a0 ( just resubscribed\u00a0<\/em>) takes a deep dive into some of the survey data in recent years, and concludes that recent election predictions have hovered within 1-3% of the actual outcomes for several of the top polls.\u00a0 Another column in the same issue notes that Republicans currently hold firm control across the federal government, with the White House, both chambers of Congress, a majority of Governorships and their very own conservative Supreme Court. However, that dominance will be tested in the midterms, <\/em>when all all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 39 governor\u2019s races will be on the table.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The Tilt<\/span><\/a>“ column in the same issue notes that Republicans currently hold firm control across the federal government, with the White House, both chambers of Congress, a majority of Governorships, and a conservative Supreme Court. However, that dominance will be tested in the midterms, when all all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 39 governor\u2019s races will be on the ballot.”\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Press analysis has shown that the last three recent Congressional elections have all been very tight, generally won by a mere 1-3% and shifting very few seats. Gerrymanders, a favorite Republican dirty trick, have their own risks, such as risking a party’s advantage in one district to improve in another. So even though it has become a favorite tool of Republican legislatures nationwide, it is by no means a slam-dunk, and will hopefully backfire on them. Oh, and by the way, everybody knows that each of these latest gerrymanders is already illegal and yet these legislators persist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Every day alienates more of their former voters. Every day brings more crazy s#@t, more hardship to Americans, more global warming; more ICE violence against innocent people, more idiocy from the so-called Cabinet, more incompetence than anyone could have made up as the Maggits cheer their lunatic leader, and more $billions of taxpayer income disappear into AI black holes and the bitcoin pockets of “family and friends” around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s our 250th National Anniversary. Everything is at stake.<\/span><\/p>\n

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