Bargetto Chaucer's Olallieberry

The fruit for Bargetto's elegant dessert-style wine was grown in an orchard near Watsonville, California - a cool region with seasonal morning fog during the summer, ideal for the production of quality berries. Well-drained, sandy loam soils along the Pajaro River and Corralitos Creek continue to yield berries with naturally high acids and intense flavor. Moreover, the cool microclimate near Watsonville enables growers to use minimal amounts of water during the growing season to ensure that the delicate character of this fine berry is not lost.

Winemaker Notes:
"Olallie" is a word for berry that was used by Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest. An olallieberry is a hybrid cross of a loganberry and a youngberry which are both crosses themselves (loganberry = raspberry x blackberry; youngberry = blackberry x Texas dewberry). Because the olallieberry has blackberry forbearers on both sides of its parentage, it is not surprising that it exhibits many of the same flavor characteristics. However, the olallieberries are much larger in size and generally are sweeter than blackberries grown under the same conditions.

Although this wine exhibits richness similar to a fine liqueur, this specialty dessert-style beverage is not fortified and contains only 10.5% alcohol. Hence, this wine should be consumed shortly after purchase to enjoy its natural and rich fruit flavor. Also, it is recommended to refrigerate this delicate product after opening.

Technical Notes:

Orchard Source:	Toyon Mello-Dy Farms, Watsonville, California
Alcohol:	10%
Total Acidity:	1.4g
Residual Sugar:	10%
Harvest Season:	June 1-July 15