“We’re very pleased to have Coralee’s art on display for New York Wine Month,” said Bowman. “Her award-winning artwork has been showcased on her Cascata Wine labels for years, and we’re excited to have this opportunity to feature her watercolors, pastels, and wine at our store location.”
             A painter and sculptor, Burch studied wood sculpture in Florence, Italy at the Instituto Statale d’Arte di Porta Romana, l’Accademia delle Belle Arti, and Villa Schifanoia. She studied under sculptor Bruno Innocenti and painters, Alfio Rapisardi and Valentino Valentini.
            Her sculpture is a mix between cubism and impressionism. She also works in artist markers watercolor, pen and ink, and pastels in an impressionistic and somewhat textile style. Subject matter for paintings includes tropical and northern landscape and wildlife.
            Her work is owned by collectors and institutions in countries including: USA, Italy, Germany, Russia, Japan, India, Switzerland, Canada, Romania and England.
            Her work is also on display at her Cascata Winery Gallery in Watkins Glen, New York.
            According to the New York Wine Month website, the April promotion extends throughout the state except in New York City, where a separate promotion is being planned. The other markets include Long Island, the Hudson Valley and greater Albany area, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, North Country and the southern tier (Ithaca, Corning, Elmira).
            "April is the perfect month for celebrating New York wines," said Jim Trezise, President of the New York Wine & Grape Foundation, which is orchestrating the month-long promotion.
            According to Trezise, it's the onset of the wine country tourist season, and is the perfect time to taste the newly released wines from the 2007 vintage, which was the best in over 15 years.
            New York produces a broad range of wines to suit every taste and budget: dry, semi-dry and sweet; red, white and rosé. Try a glass of a new wine at one of the restaurants, and then purchase it at a nearby wine shop. And visit the winery this summer and fall to taste all of their products.
            For more information, call Andrew’s Wine Cellar at (315) 342-5850, or visit them at 195 West First Street in the Canal Commons in Oswego.