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Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
, spirits, Iberian pork products, and most recently, mineral water.
Brands
The Osborne Group is the owner of brands such as Fino Quinta, Magno, 103, Toro, Conde de Osborne, Jamones 5J, Montecillo, Osborne Malpica, Anís del Mono and Solán de Cabras. The sherries and brandies produced by the Osborne Group, in its home town of El Puerto de Santa MaríaEl Puerto de Santa María
El Puerto de Santa María is a municipality located on the banks of the Guadalete River in the province of Cádiz, Spain. , the city has a population of c...
, are protected under the denomination of origin “Jerez-Xérès-Sherry,” and the specific denomination “Brandy de Jerez.”
Tempra Tantrum
Tempra Tantrum is a brand of wine produced by Osborne Group based in El Puerto de Santa MaríaEl Puerto de Santa María
El Puerto de Santa María is a municipality located on the banks of the Guadalete River in the province of Cádiz, Spain. , the city has a population of c...
, Spain. The company's sherries, brandies and other products carry the Osborne bull logo. Tempra Tantrum is produced at the Osborne winery located in Malpica de Tajo, 60 miles (96.6 km) southwest of Madrid, in the Tierra de Castilla winemaking region. Rocío Osborne is the vintner. Tempra Tantrum wines makes wines blended with the Spanish grape Tempranillo
Tempranillo
Tempranillo is a variety of black grape widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native Spain. It is the main grape used in Rioja, and is often referred to as Spain's "noble grape". Its name is the diminutive of the Spanish temprano , a reference to the fact that it ripens several weeks...
. The winery sits on 2500 acres (1,011.7 ha) of estate vineyards planted with Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Canada's Okanagan Valley to Lebanon's Beqaa Valley...
, Shiraz, Merlot
Merlot
Merlot is a darkly blue-coloured wine grape, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name Merlot is thought to derive from the Old French word for young blackbird, merlot, a diminutive of merle, the blackbird , probably from the color of the grape. Merlot-based wines...
and Petit Verdot
Petit verdot
Petit Verdot is a variety of red wine grape, principally used in classic Bordeaux blends. It ripens much later than the other varieties in Bordeaux, often too late, so it fell out of favour in its home region. When it does ripen, it is added in small amounts to add tannin, colour and flavour to the...
, among other new world plantings.