Photos by George Plant
La Esperanza Fall Event 10152016
La Esperanza Fall Event 10152016
Owners of La Esperanza Vineyard & Winery, Kenny Cox and Mary Willhite, servers at the wine bar.
La Esperanza Fall Event 10152016
View of the porch at La Esperanza with vineyard in background.
La Esperanza Fall Event 10152016
Busy scene in the La Esperanza wine tasting room during the Fall Art and Wine Extravaganza.La Esperanza Fall Event 10152016
Eating lunch at la Esperanza winery are, from left, Pauline Gomez, Barbara Timss and Delores Rodriguez.
La Esperanza Fall Event 10152016
From left, Joseph Holguin and Rick O'Ryan, of 2020 Woodturning, discussing one of their wooden wine bottle stoppers with visitor Glenn Lorton.
La Esperanza Fall Event 10152016
Sally Genet of San Lorenzo with a display of her Botanical Illustrations note cards.
La Esperanza Fall Event 10152016
From left, Denise Powell and Ross Whelan talking with gourd artist Margaret Streams of Second Nature Artwork about one of Margaret's recently finished pieces, which are inspired by the Mimbres Valley and Gila Wilderness.La Esperanza Fall Event 10152016
Activities on the lawn at La Esperanza during the art extravaganza, with the vineyard in the background.
La Esperanza Fall Event 10152016
From left, woodworking artist John Rokosz talking about one of his turned pieces with visitor Linda Bush. In the foreground are his hand crafted wooden Mancala game boards.
La Esperanza Fall Event 10152016
From left, visitor Kimberly Sellor admiring the silk work of artist Karen Nelson, Feather Tree Silks in Mimbres.
La Esperanza Fall Event 10152016
Singer and guitarist Teresa Smergut entertained those attending the Art & Wine Extravaganza with a mix of tunes.
This well attended event was held on October 15, 2016 and featured wine tastings in the La Esperanza Tasting Room and displays of artwork, including jewelry, woodturning, gourd making glasswork, silk printing and more, by artists from Mimbres, Gila and Silver City. Lunch selections consisted of delicious Asian food. The long shaded porch and treed grounds at the home of vintners David and Esperanza Gurule provided a relaxing pleasant venue on a sunny fall afternoon.