Upper Lake >> Lake County Wine Studio (LCWS) is hosting a wine tasting event featuring wine releases from Aliénor Cellars and artist reception with works by artist Diana Leibe on Friday 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday 4 to 7 p.m. David Weiss of Bella Vista Farms is a partner in the Aliénor brand and will be representing Aliénor Cellars at the studio both evenings to meet with guests.
The $15 ($12 per person for studio club members) wine sampler with paired appetizers by Chic Le Chef will feature Aliénor Cellars Sauvignon Blanc, Cotê de Castellero Syrah, Gran Vin and Lune de Miel.
Liebe is a lifelong artist and crafter raised in Mendocino County and has lived in Lake County for the past 12 years. She won her first artistic award at age 8 in a “Shop Local for Christmas” poster competition for the Ukiah Chamber of Commerce.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in fine art with a minor in education from Dominican University in San Rafael, and has taught high school, junior high and college classes as well as many art workshops for adults.
Liebe had owned and operated her own art gallery and boutique for four years in Northern California before her teaching and demonstrating workshops became her full-time career. She loves to paint with watercolors and enjoys living in the country where around every corner there is something to paint and to share with the people who she meets every day. During the past year and a half she has brought the Sip and Paint workshops to wineries and restaurants in Lake County and she also teaches weekly beginning watercolor classes at the Lake County Arts Council Main Street Gallery on Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m.
LCWS is a gallery for display and sale of arts and a tasting room, wine bar and retail shop for the fine wines of Lake County. Artist’s shows are held on a monthly basis with art and wine receptions held the first Friday and subsequent Saturday of each month. Additional upcoming events may be viewed at http://www.lakecountywinestudio.com/events.html.
Liebe’s art exhibit will be on display through July 29. For more information call LCWS at (707) 275-8030 or (707) 293-8752.
