Sirpas major exhibt for 2007 in New Zealand was the Heart of Wine exhibtion at the Gillian Art Gallery in Marlborough.
The artworks depicted the wine culture that has evolved over the past 15 years in the Marlborough region, now one of the worlds best white wine growing areas.
The exhibt was part of the Wine Festival week, opened by the mayor of Marlborough and attended by the leading winemakers in the valley.
Sirpas art was used as the offical image of the Marlborough Wine Festival for 2007, New Zealands most popular wine event.