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Osa Major Tempranillo Rosado

$25.00

Clements Hills > Lodi > CA

Tempranillo, 2023

We’re thrilled to work with one-woman winery - Osa Major, named loosely after the Big Dipper, one of Emily Fernwood’s favorite constellations. It is visible year round in the northern hemisphere at wine-growing latitudes, andt rotates around the North Star over the course of the year and during wine harvest it turns right side up, which she thinks is a lovely metaphor for being ready to hold all the fruit and wine she’s about to produce. Back on earth in Central California near Lodi, the mostly Spanish and Italian grapes are well suited for the heat such as this Rosado from 100% Tempranillo, early picked to retain a pleasing tartness. The naturally fruity Tempranillo grape lends a strawberry rhubarb character. The grapes were left on skins for four hours before undergoing a slow press cycle to bring out the rosy color.

Clements Hills > Lodi > CA

Tempranillo, 2023

We’re thrilled to work with one-woman winery - Osa Major, named loosely after the Big Dipper, one of Emily Fernwood’s favorite constellations. It is visible year round in the northern hemisphere at wine-growing latitudes, andt rotates around the North Star over the course of the year and during wine harvest it turns right side up, which she thinks is a lovely metaphor for being ready to hold all the fruit and wine she’s about to produce. Back on earth in Central California near Lodi, the mostly Spanish and Italian grapes are well suited for the heat such as this Rosado from 100% Tempranillo, early picked to retain a pleasing tartness. The naturally fruity Tempranillo grape lends a strawberry rhubarb character. The grapes were left on skins for four hours before undergoing a slow press cycle to bring out the rosy color.

Grape: 100% Tempranillo

ABV: 12.8%

The Story: Osa Major Wines is a one woman operation in Northern California. From trucking grapes to selling bottles and everything in between, owner and winemaker extraordinaress Emily Fernwood spent her years after college traveling and working harvest gigs the world over, from California and Oregon to Australia and New Zealand, until founding Osa Major Wines in 2020. As a Bay Area native, the time felt right to return home and explore the incredible variety of geology and history that can be found in the vineyards in some of California’s unique known and lesser known wine regions, all-the-while crafting wines that explore a lighter and brighter side of California winemaking.

Personality: salmon colored rosado blazing with strawberry rhubard tartness, mango lassi, and pure joy for good measure.

Harmony: A perfect fall wine for hayrides, pumpkin patches, and corn mazes.