Merlot

This vine is from RDV Vineyards of Delaplane, Vir. and one of the components of the first Bordeaux blend on the East Coast selling for more than $100 a bottle. Other components in the painting are crushed granite, bluestone, greenstone, clay, vetch and one worm, as well as oil paint, dirt, and water-based polyurethane on maple panel, 30 inches by 8 inches.