Motherlode Zinfandel (Olive Block Old Vine, Bedrock Vineyard Old Vine, Lumetta Vineyard, Seghesio Home Ranch, Porter Vineyard Old Vine, Sonoma County Appellation Blend), 2005-2007
six 750ml glass wine bottles, paper, wax, pine box
57,5 x 35,5 x 13 cm box dimensions
signed, No. 115 edition of 250
For this project Gallaccio has made editions of wooden boxes with six wine bottles, five of different vineyards and one bottle with a mix of different vineyards. The bottles have silk-screen printed labels that Gallaccio designed and are all closed off with a cork provided with coloured wax, the colour of the wax corresponds with the land on which the grapes concerned grew. Motherlode is the result of an assignment Gallaccio was given to make a site-specific work in Sonoma, California. With Motherlode Gallaccio aimed to make a portrait of this region. She started her project in 2003 and when she met wine expert Zelma Long in 2004 she decided to make wine together with Long. In the course of 3 years they developed and bottled six different Zinfandel wines. With the use of the ground and the fruits that Sonoma offers Gallaccio reached with the essence of this landscape.
