Artists from the Resource Center will showcase their artwork during the Wineries and Artists Reception March 4 at South Shore Wine Company in North East, Pa. The event will serve as a build up to the Wine and Art Weekend later in March. (Submitted Photo)

To commemorate the new Wine & Art Event, March 20 and 21, the event’s sponsors will be hosting a special Wineries and Artists Reception March 4 at South Shore Wine Company in North East, PA. Featured and recognized at this evening event will be several artists from The Resource Center (TRC), a not-for-profit organization in Chautauqua County dedicated to serving persons with disabilities.

This event is it is not just about wine and art. One of the perennial concerns of the wineries of the Chautauqua-Lake Erie Wine Trail has been the need for responsible drinking. It is the reason that on event weekends, wineries limit the number of servings provided, realizing that event goers will be visiting multiple wineries. It is the reason that wineries advocate moderation and have spit buckets available. And it is the reason that the 21 wineries will be holding a Wineries and Artists reception March 4 – to commemorate the new Wine & Art Weekend – but also to recognize the special artists from The Resource Center.

The Chautauqua –Lake Erie Wine Trail and its event collaborators, the North East Arts Council and the Chautauqua-Lake Erie Art Trail, are also pleased to announce details of its inaugural Wine and Art Weekend, March 20 and 21, 2010 in which 21 wineries will celebrate the natural pairing of wine and art. Over thirty artists will be featured at the wineries and details about them can be found on www.chautauquaarttrail.com and www.northeastartscouncil.org.

TRC is an organization dedicated to serving individuals with disabilities, some of who have suffered traumatic brain injuries due to alcohol related accidents and others who have spent their lives trying to overcome challenges resulting from fetal alcohol syndrome.

For further information, please call Denise Connolly at 877-326-6561.

The Chautauqua-Lake Erie Wine Trail is a consortium of 21 wineries along Lake Erie in both New York and Pennsylvania whose mission is to support and promote the wine and grape industries in Chautauqua County, NY and Erie County, Pa. The Trail will host two free events and five ticketed events in 2010.