Libation Station... "The Wine Shop Chronicles"

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Events and stuff...

I've been away from the shop since Saturday, trying to get miscellaneous projects done, yard work, cement slabs and sunken deck pillars realigned---easy stuff. We both ache from tip to toe but at least our external domestic contributions are showing results. Weeds are temporarily at bay and walking down the deck steps no longer requires an extra arm on the railing.

Events are nearing and the usual First Wednesday Whatevah is approaching the soonest with synchronicities and synergies occurring on June 4 between 5pm and 8pm.

On Saturday, June 21 we are teaming with The Dulce Plate in La Conner for an Argentine wine dinner. The menu is available for viewing on our events page. Call the shop or email if you wish to participate. Chef Bryan has put together quite the array as usual so we suggest you bring your appetites.

Last night we sampled one of a new Washington winery's wares. It would reside on the shelf for around $30-$32 a bottle. I need to know more about the winemaker and vineyard and history and philosophy to get my palate around it as I was overwhelmed as usual with what I consider too much generic fruit and wood. I think it's time I start delving into the vineyards and see what methods are being used. I'm having a real difficult time differentiating wines in this price range as of late and though labor and land are substantially pricier here on the left coast, I am consistently being left with wanting more out of the bottle than I have been getting... price regardless. Maybe my palate is changing. Maybe I need to know more about what is going down and fermenting in the gullet and where it came from. The other day Georgiann sampled a wine and broke out into blotches. She is not that intolerant to sulfates, or at least not in wine. That biodynamic word keeps popping up. That terroir concept keeps raising its stinky earthy head. It may have something to do with a particular book I'm currently reading. It is more of a confirmation than enlightening reading experience as things I have suspected are on quite a few others' minds. More on this later when I'm done with it.

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