UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The Lake County Wine Studio is hosting a wine release party and artist show reception with Boatique Winery, and artist Carmón Brittain on Friday, Oct. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 7, from 4 to 7 p.m.

The $15 ($12.50/per person for studio club members) wine sampler featuring appetizers by Fresh & Bangin’, will showcase Boatique 2015 Sauvignon Blanc Musqué with a sweet potato clam chowder, the 2016 Sauvignon Blanc Musqué with a buckwheat blini with roasted corn, goat cheese and pomegranate seeds topped with roasted poblano pepper sauce, 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon with a skirt steak mini taco topped with persimmon salsa, and the 2013 Malbec with 5 spice pumpkin and chocolate chip cannoli.

Artist Carmón Brittain has a diverse collection of paintings and illustrations that will be shown during October.

A native Californian, Brittain grew up in Windsor, Tomales, Yountville and Santa Barbara. After marriage she and her husband lived in Colorado, Kansas, Arizona, Washington and then returned to California to retire in Lakeport.

Brittain is an accomplished author and illustrated her own children’s book. She designs jewelry, has worked as a shoe cobbler, an executive chef, a songwriter, musician, a deckhand on a fishing charter boat, a women’s sailing instructor, a real estate broker, and is a wife of 60 years to her best friend, “Buffalo Bob.”

Brittain loves all of the arts and visits art galleries in her spare time. Her motto is “you are never too old to start something new!”

Located in the Red Hills AVA, Boatique is a state-of-art winery and vineyards owned by Robert and Madi Mount, that opened to the public the summer of 2015. Inside the winery along with concrete “egg” wine fermenting/aging tanks, are beautiful, mostly antique wooden boats and an amphibious car.

Award-winning wines that will be featured at the reception include the Best of Class, Double Gold, Best of Lake County at the North of the Gate Wine Competition as well as the Lake County People’s Choice winning 2016 Sauvignon Blanc, Gold medal winning 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon (SF Chronicle Wine Competition) and the 2013 Malbec which brought in a 93 rating from the Wine Enthusiast, a Gold at the SF Chronicle Wine Competition and a Gold at the North of the Gate Wine Competition.

Lake County Wine Studio is a gallery for display 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.

The gallery is located at 9505 Main St. in Upper Lake. It is open Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m., Friday from 1 to 8 p.m.

The Brittain art show will be on display for the full month of October.

For more information call Lake County Wine Studio at 707-275-8030 or 707-293-8752.