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The label art for our Cabernet, Zinfandel and Syrah features the work of Atlanta artist Jim Hauck.
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| Jennifer, Jim and Judy Hauck picnicing at a local winery. |
Jim Hauck has taught social sciences and art history at Heritage High School in Rockdale County, GA for nearly twenty years. In addition, Jim has coached football, soccer, softball and has lead the Heritage Academic team to numerous state and regional titles. Jim and his wife Judy are also wine and food enthusiasts who keep us in touch with the dining scene in Atlanta.
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The label art for our Sauvignon Blanc features a portrait of winery dog Margaux by Sonoma County artist Hester Zoutendijk.
Born in The Hague, The Netherlands, Hester graduated from De Rijksakademie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Royal Academy of Fine Arts) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Hester specializes in animal portraits, mostly equine and canine, in water soluble color pencils. She is also a USDF certified Instructor. Contact Hester via email: hesterariel@aol.com
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Artist: Rebecca Solomon
Our proprietary red is called Tableau. That’s French for painting. Its secondary definition is theatrical scene. Back when Quasimodo was still hanging from the bell tower of Notre Dame, the French had an art form called “tableau.” Tableau was a theatrical performance, consisting of costumed actors posing in a freeze-frame—sort of like our “live” Christmas manger scenes. Sounds almost as fun as a mime, n’est-ce pas?!
The painting on our Tableau label is called, Peg Woffington’s Visit to Triplet. It was painted in 1864 by a British artist named Rebecca Solomon. The painting depicts a scene or “tableau” from a nineteenth century play called, “Peg Woffington.” The scene depicted here shows Peg, an actress, visiting an artist named Triplet so that he can begin painting her portrait. Her lover, poised at the door, thinks she is having a tryst, so he enters the room boldly to catch her, in the act, but is arrested by this scene of familial charity.
A few months after seeing this painting in a gallery in New Orleans, Greg surprised me with it. I came home from teaching school one day to find it hanging in our dining room. What a great surprise! Once we decided to move to California to get in the wine biz, we knew we would use this painting on one of our labels, and we saved it for our most prestigious wine. We hope you’ll enjoy the outside of the bottle as much as the inside!
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Artist: Rebecca Solomon
This painting depicts a British soldier telling the story of the Charge of the Light Brigade by British cavalry led by Lord Cardigan (known for his button up sweaters) against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava in 1854, in the Crimean War. The charge was the result of a miscommunication in such a way that the brigade attempted a much more difficult objective than intended by the overall commander Lord Raglan (known for his voluminous sleeves). The charge produced no decisive gains and resulted in very high casualties, and is best remembered as the subject of the poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. As a sartorial side note, while these generals were fighting in freezing temperatures, their wives were at home knitting sweaters and hoodies. The generals became identified by their attire, so these names have stuck: cardigan sweaters, raglan sleeves and balaclavas (knitted head/neck warmers).