Bargetto Chaucer's Raspberry Wine

Vineyard Notes:
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. The Heritage and Willamette varieties of raspberry grown in this area have a very firm texture and an intense flavor. Well-drained, sandy loam soils along the Pajaro River and Corralitos Creek continue to yield berries with naturally high acids with adequate sugar levels. 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:
This wine is produced utilizing whole fruit without the addition of artificial flavorings, concentrates or artificial colorings. Even though greater production difficulties ensue because of whole fruit fermentations, the intensity of flavor generated through this technique is worth the effort.

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 flavor. Also, it is recommended to refrigerate this delicate product after opening.

Technical Notes:

Orchard Source:	Sweet Briar, Inc., Watsonville
Alcohol:	10.5%
Total Acidity:	.16g
Residual Sugar:	10%
Harvest Season:	May 15 - November 15