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Osa Major Carignan

$28.00

Sierra Foothills > CA

Carignan, 2022

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, and 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 the Sierra Foothills, Emily selected 100% Carignan from Tyee Vineyards, a new site for sourcing this grape. Carignan, a red grape of Spanish origin that is commonly found in southern French blends is perfect for a crunchy red full of complexity and delight. A perfect summer red with a little chill.

Sierra Foothills > CA

Carignan, 2022

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, and 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 the Sierra Foothills, Emily selected 100% Carignan from Tyee Vineyards, a new site for sourcing this grape. Carignan, a red grape of Spanish origin that is commonly found in southern French blends is perfect for a crunchy red full of complexity and delight. A perfect summer red with a little chill.

Grape: 100% Carignan

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: It’s got all this crunchy red fruit up front, which eases you into its supple tannic depths and a lingering finish reminiscent of much bigger wines. It’s giving leather and pomegranate and plum skins and some subtle tobacco leaf, with a helping of tangy acidity. It’s complex yet oh so easy to drink.

Harmony: A perfect wine for summer - beaches, boats, and BBQs.