UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Cache Creek Catering and Lake County Wine Studio are presenting a quarterly food and wine series featuring gourmet appetizers paired with select Lake County wines.

Locally produced foods are proudly featured as key ingredients in recipes created by Cache Creek Catering.

The series for 2017 will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on the second Saturday of February, May, August and November. Reservations are required.

Saturday, Feb. 11, will feature a Valentine's menu of aphrodisiac food pairings.

The first pairing will be a salad of arugula, avocado, pomegranate and pepitas tossed with a honey and red chili dressing, served with Hagafen Cellar's Lake County Riesling.

The second pairing features mushroom and spinach manicotti with sun dried tomato sauce served with Noggle Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon.

The dessert course will be a dark chocolate truffle tart served with Brassfield Estate Elevado dessert wine.

For reservations and additional information, contact Susan at 707-293-8752 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Lake County Wine Studio is both a gallery for display of arts and a tasting room, wine bar and retail shop for the fine wines of Lake County.

Artists' shows are held on a monthly basis with art and wine receptions held the first Friday and subsequent Saturday of each month except in January.
 
The gallery is located at 9505 Main Street in Upper Lake. The hours of business February through May are Thursday through Monday from 1 to 7 p.m., and Friday from 1 to 8 p.m.

The artist show on display for February is by Bonnie Sears.

For more information call Lake County Wine Studio at 707-275-8030 or www.lakecountywinestudio.com .