Perfect Pairing
Anna Rice (left) and Colette Cosentino in the painter’s Santa Barbara studio.
Written by Joan Tapper | Photography: Exterior, Sara Prince; portrait and bottle, Kim Reierson
Some collaborations seem destined to happen. Like the combination of art by COLETTE COSENTINO and two late-summer releases from ARTISTE WINERY—a sparkling rosé and a Chardonnay.
“It was serendipitous,” says Anna Rice, who owns Artiste with her husband, winemaker
Bion Rice. The label had partnered with 50 artists over the years, but only a couple had been local, something Anna wanted to remedy. When she walked by Colette’s Santa Barbara studio and later happened to meet the artist, she felt “the universe had spoken.”
The labels feature details of a huge glittering woodland canvas Colette had worked on for the last five years. When they unrolled it, notes Anna, “the color and the notes of the rosé and Chardonnay seemed to coalesce.” The painting is “very effervescent. You can taste the bubbles! With the official launch [of the wines], we’ll feature Colette’s art in the tasting studio and gallery in Los Olivos through the fall.” The full mural will later be on display in Colette’s Anapamu Street studio.
“It was extra cool to do a wine label,” says Colette, who has created wallpaper and textiles in addition to her fine art. “I’m excited by the possibilities.”artiste.com; colettecosentino.com.
