{"id":699,"date":"2011-11-10T22:04:21","date_gmt":"2011-11-11T05:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artisanwineclub.com\/?p=699"},"modified":"2011-11-10T22:33:40","modified_gmt":"2011-11-11T05:33:40","slug":"lummi-island-artists-studio-tour-wine-tasting-nov-12-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/lummi-island-artists-studio-tour-wine-tasting-nov-12-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Lummi Island Artists’ Studio Tour & Wine Tasting Nov 12-13"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We are delighted to announce that our artist for the Studio Tour is Anita Aparicio<\/strong>, who does wonderful mixed media paintings. Each of her pieces has the nostalgiac feel of a scrapbook page, while at the same time juxtaposing unexpected images that build engaging tapestries of shapes and moods. Each of these paintings is centered around a Lummi Island scene. Come see if you can identify them!<\/p>\n

NOTE: Anita is donating 30% of proceeds from art sales to the Lummi Island Heritage Trust!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It’s a little hard to predict EXACTLY what wines we will be offering for tasting this weekend. We will be joined by one of our importers, Tristan Ohms of Small Vineyards, the source of many of our lovely Italian wines. Now, however, he is branching out and will be pouring new selections from France and Spain. In particular he will be pouring at least two wines from our favorite winery visit in France, La Rocaliere<\/a>. <\/strong>So Tristan will probably be pouring their rose<\/em> and their red<\/em> wines. We are waiting for him to get more of their delicious white blend, and are also working very hard to get him to import their two higher-end reds, listed on their website as “Ikebana” and “les Dentelles.” (OMG, they are SO good!)<\/em> All of their wines share the common characteristics of balance, naturalness, integration, and elegance.<\/p>\n

We tasted a lot of delicious wines on our trip to France, and these were our favorites. Sisters Melanie and Severine took over the winery from their father and are putting their own fingerprints on the wines. Melanie (left) runs the business, and Severine (right) is the winemaker; her style is to interfere as little as possible with the natural development of the wines. She uses no oak at all<\/em>; the red wines are fermented and aged in cement tanks, which, as we learned in Italy, give the wines freedom from noise, vibration, and temperature variation, and this gives the wines a noticeable stability and integration. Each of her wines, while unique to itself, clearly is made by the same hand; this sense of a particular winemaker’s style is one of the most fascinating characteristics of wine, and this domaine has a definite and very appealing style.<\/p>\n

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La Rocaliere<\/em> is located in the small Southern Rhone appellation of Lirac,<\/a><\/strong> which is just west of Avignon, and a bit SW of the famous Chateauneuf du Pape. All YOU need to know is that, despite the many problems we had with our vaguely neurotic GPS, “she” absolutely shone <\/em>when it came to navigating the torturous route around\/through Avignon to get to Lirac.<\/p>\n

I think most of the other wines Tristan is delivering this weekend are Spanish wines, and may include any of:<\/p>\n

Alta Vins Domus Pensi blanc
\nMartina Prieto Pariente verdejo
\nGiro Ribot Cava
\nSan Ysidro Cepas de Zorro
\nFinca el tesso tempranillo
\nPech Celeryan cuvee sixtine rouge
\nLa Rocaliere Lirac
\nla Rocaliere Lirac rose<\/p>\n

Even though I don’t know which wines we will pour, I can promise you that they will be good<\/em>!<\/p>\n

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We have a fresh array of wonderful cheeses from Pleasant Valley, including Mutchli, Farmstead, Jalapeno, Provencal, Fines Herbes, and more, cut and pre-wrapped in handy 6 oz wedges. Yum! They are So Good!<\/p>\n

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Here is your Heads Up that there are only two wine shopping weekends left before Thanksgiving! OMD! (ohmydog!) Sure, I know that a lot of you sneak out to Costco ( boo hiss<\/em> now that Costco’s wine and liquor Initiative passed–impact will be HUGE) for your Volume wines but there are always a Select Few who are doing small gatherings and want Something Special. As usual, we recommend a selection of full-bodied white wines ( like roussanne) or pinot noir for the big Turkey dinner, and we have some great choices, that’s all I’m saying.<\/p>\n

Y’all come by and see us now, heah…?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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