The fruit of Sol Rouge Winery's vines will be featured at a wine release party on Saturday, November 26, 2011, in Upper Lake, Calif. Photo courtesy of Sol Rouge.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Wine Studio is hosting the annual Sol Rouge wine release party event with winemaker Bryan Kane on Saturday, Nov. 26.

The party will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the wine studio, located on the corner of First and Main Streets in historic Upper Lake, across from the famous Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Saloon & Café.

Sol Rouge is a family estate vineyard and winery located in the Red Hills Appellation at elevations over 1800 feet.

North of Napa Valley in the foothills of the dormant volcano which formed the North Coast wine country, this land contains rich, red volcanic soil and, from this unique profile, Sol Rogue derived its name – translating to “red soil” in French.

This 70-acre estate is currently planted with Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Counoise, Petite Syrah, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Cinsault.

Nestled between Mt. Konocti and Benson Ridge, this aggressive site is all hillside with slopes up to 50% and is said to be the most tightly planted vineyard in the Red Hills AVA, with nearly 6,000 vines per hectare in some blocks.

The $10 wine and appetizer sampler will include new Sol Rouge releases – 2008 Gypsy Blanc, and 2010 Rosé, alongside previous releases of award-winning 2007 Gypsy Rouge (People's Choice Nominee and judge’s Gold Medalist), 2007 Syrah and 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon.

At this special one-night-only Thanksgiving weekend event, Lake County Wine Studio will offer pairings of all-time favorite studio appetizers. Sol Rouge wine club members are invited to attend at no charge.

Artworks remaining on display at the Studio throughout November include abstract acrylic paintings by Shelby Posada. Musical guest will be the Majide! duo, Paul Kemp on keyboard and vocals by Machiko.

For more information, call Susan Feiler at 707-275-8030 or 707-293-8752.