BLENDING ART, WINE AND OLD STONES IN RASTEAU
By LINCOLN SILIAKUS
The new airy cellar of the Cave Cooperative at Rasteau has a room designed as an art gallery, which is terrific for local artists whose works hang aesthetically on its rough limestone walls. The Coop has taken the name Ortas as its umbrella brand: it’s apparently a simplified anagram of Rasteau. As I sip their delightful and affordable wines, I frequently think of Orcas, those large, pied, toothy dolphins that snap up cute little seals frolicking in the surf. Anyway…
The generosity of Ortas towards artists has been rewarded nicely by Nathalie Weber, a well-known artist from nearby Villedieu, who has reciprocated by designing a « Landscapes and Poetry » exhibition specifically for the cellar. She specifically painted works to fit into the site. (suite…)