PINO by artist Denise Bledsoe

Artist Denise Bledsoe and her family are California natives and have lived in So Cal wine country for many years, so of course she would make a wine related piece. Denise tried to capture his mood for a warm spring day in the vineyards. He's quite relaxed, no?

Mixed media, 10 1/2" tall. Pino by himself is 6" tall. He can come out of the goblet.

California has the perfect climate for growing wine grapes and table grapes. The Golden State produces 99% of the country's table grapes is the fourth largest wine producer in the world after France, Italy and Spain.