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A gate fabricated of open metalwork invites you to enter La Rusticana d’Orsa. Conceived and designed by Marilyn Dorsa, it reveals the spirit of the ranch. At its center is the family crest surrounded throughout the structure by grapes and leaves representing the vineyards, while across the top, spiraling cloud abstractions symbolize life’s self-renewing energy and stylized acanthus leaves announce that this place offers protection to all creatures.


La Rusticana d’Orsa is a unique estate of rare beauty tucked away in the Santa Cruz Mountains, an appellation dedicated to fine wine production since the 1880s. The life’s work of Frank and Marilyn Dorsa, the vineyard is set atop terraced rolling hills delineated by rock walls and accented by roses, Italian Cypresses, sculpture gardens, lily ponds, and fountains. It is a spiritual microcosm of Old World charm and peace seemingly light-years away from the bustling Silicon Valley below.

MEDALS

2004 La Rusticana d'Orsa

Gold-2007 New World Int'l Wine Competition
Meritage Red
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Silver-2007 Int'l Eastern Wine Competition
Red Blend
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Silver-2007 Santa Cruz Mtns Winegrowers Assoc
Bordeaux Blend
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Silver-2007 S.F. Int'l Wine Competition
Red Table Wine
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Bronze-2007 L.A. County Fair
Meritage Red
Limited Production

2004 La Rusticana d'Orsa Cinque

Silver-2007 New World Int'l Wine Competition
Meritage Red
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Silver-2007 Int'l Eastern Wine Competition
Meritage Red
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 Silver-2007 L.A. County Fair
Meritage Red
Limited Production
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Silver-2007 Orange County Fair
Meritage Red
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Silver-2007 Santa Cruz Mtns Winegrowers Assoc
Bordeaux Blend
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Silver-2007 Critics Challenge Int'l Wine Competition
Meritage Red
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Bronze-2007 Riverside Int'l Wine Competition
Meritage-Bordeaux Blend
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Bronze-2007 California State Fair
Meritage Red

2003 La Rusticana d'Orsa

Gold-2006 L.A. County Fair
Meritage Red
Limited Production
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Gold - 2006 Orange County Fair
Meritage Red
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Silver-2006 Calif. State Fair
Red Blend
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Silver-2006 Santa Cruz Mtns Winegrowers Assoc
Bordeaux Blend
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Bronze-2006 S.F. Int'l Wine Competition
Red Table Wine
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Bronze-2006 San Francisco Bay Wine Competition
Meritage Red

 

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