Page 8 - Hobe Sound Reflections - May '21

Page 8, Hobe Sound
Nashville’s Wine Country

Will Have You Singing

By Laura Berrio, Freelance of Nashville meets Napa What makes their wine unique is that it is aged in
Writer/Blogger Valley! Kix Brooks (Brooks French and American oak barrels for one year and then
Tennessee has long been & Dunn) and partners aged an additional six months in a very special Tennessee
known for whiskey and opened a winery just south charred white oak barrel.
country music, and now for of Nashville, Arrington My favorite of the Arrington wines is Antebellum Red
its award-winning wines. Vineyards, in 2007. (retails for about $32).
There are more than 50 Arrington Vineyards is Antebellum Red is a medium-bodied red wine with
wineries and 30 varieties of a beautiful hillside winery notes of cherry cola, leather and a hint of Tennessee
grapes grown in Tennessee. with gorgeous views, whiskey.
This budding industry across tasting room, and wine When you are planning a visit to Music City, don’t
Tennessee is attracting club. You truly would think forget to check out this great spot and set
tourists and supporting local you were transported to up a tasting to find your favorite!
farmers. This Southern state is known for sweet wines, not Napa. They have events ~ Cheers
hard to believe since this is the birthplace of sweet tea! such as jazz and bluegrass ~ Keep the conversation going and
Over the years, the Tennessee wineries have won many on the lawn and weekend the wine flowing!
awards and developed some excellent dry wines to expand bonfires depending on the Follow the Vine on Instagram @
their offerings. time of year. For peak grape VineVibeUncorked.
While perusing some of the quaint towns surrounding viewing visit in July or
Nashville, I found a winery that was a unique combination August before harvest.

Lighthouse ArtCenter from page 7 create visual imagery. Jacquelyn Roesch-Sanchez
On display will be her Knitware designer and colorist, Roesch-Sanchez’s work
Ruth Hartman mixed-media applique is about color and combinations of color that form spectrums.
After a lifetime creating intricate jewelry, this tactile artist and shibori art quilts. She creates hand-loomed knitted works including, limited
now creates unique, luxurious evening bags. One bag will Leeann Kroetsch edition scarf/shawls, one-of-a-kind clothing, and unique wall
be available at the gallery during the Stitched exhibition. A Tampa Bay fiber artist and ceiling works. Using a knitting loom and pre-dyed rayon
Andrea Huffman whose work is recognized thread, she creates fabrications that incorporate a limitless
A mixed-media fiber artist inspired by nuances in for richly layered texture range of color combinations. Throughout her career, she made
nature, the interdependence with every aspect of the and unique surface design. many costumes for Broadway, and one of her first customers
natural world and its relationship to humanity. She Leeann infuses a recipe of was Yoko Ono. A variety of colorful garments will be available.
creates works of art on fabric with tactile and dimensional hot water, soap and agitation Kirk Ke Wang
qualities. Her work integrates various media, including to transform fiber into Kirk Ke Wang, professor of visual arts of Eckerd College
drawing, painting, printmaking and digital imagery, with sculptural shapes. Leeann and a Board director of the Ringling Museum of Art, is a
machine and hand stitching to embellish each image. sculpts wool and silk to painter, sculptor, photographer, mixed-media artist, as well as
Huffman’s mixed-media decorative art quilts will be on create clothing, accessories, an educational software developer. He was born in Shanghai,
display at the gallery. artwork, and jewelry. A silk China, and received MFA degrees from the Nanjing Normal
Muffy Clark Gill nuno felted swing jacket and University in China and University of South Florida. Ke
An award-winning artist who translates her memories gowns will be available at Wang’s “Landscape of Human Skins” exhibition will be
using mixed-media, photography, and shibori to the gallery. Leeann Kroetsch available at the gallery.