Archive for April, 2011

Lummi Island Wine Tasting April 30 ’10

This week we are on the road, visiting friends and a few wineries in Willamette Valley in Oregon. We have dropped in on a few wineries, and will be bringing back a few interesting wines we have found at Anne Amie and at Winderlea. We also spent some time today at the Evergreen Aviation and […]

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Lummi Island Wine Tasting April 23 ’11– Lovers Day!

Rumor has it that Willows Inn chef Blaine Wetzel’s former employer Noma in Copenhagen has again been named as the best restaurant in the world by S. Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards. Click for more about Lovers Day! It has been clear for a few months now here on tiny Lummi Island that Blaine […]

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Lummi Island Wine Tasting April 16 ’11

This weekend (Friday the 15th) is the 99th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Hats off and glasses high, lads, to those who perished for the folly of its corporate owners, who thought the full complement of lifeboats would clutter the ship’s appearance. Special Event Announcement! Mark your calendars for this Saturday night at […]

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Lummi Island Wine Tasting April 9 ’11

I have restocked our April “Wine of the Month,” the Altos las Libres Colonias Bonarda from Argentina. We don’t often have a “wine of the month,” but every once in a while a wine shows up that so over-delivers for its price that it really gets your attention. I don’t know how long this will […]

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