Sandar & Hem Bates Ranch Rose of Grenache 2021

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    Vintage
    2021

    Size
    750ML

    ABV
    13.3%

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    Made from Grenache vines grown on the steep slopes and shallow, gravelly soils of historic Bates Ranch overlooking Mt. Madonna. The fruit went direct to press after sorting and was fermented in stainless steel.

    The wine exhibits aromas of Santa Rosa plum, peach blossom, and dried sweet herb on the nose. On the palate, it has a crisp, mouthwatering structure with a complex and long mineral finish that will keep you coming back for more.

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    Sandar & Hem, California
    While researching the family’s immigration story, Robert looked to his great grandfather Oscar Hem who emigrated to the U.S. more than a century ago and discovered the branch of the family from the idyllic Sandar region of Norway on a stunning fjord just south of Oslo. Our ancestors lived and worked on the Hem Farm in Sandar. The farm was so inseparable from the people who worked it, that the farm name was used as the recorded surname for all its residents regardless of their parents’ names. Somehow the Hem name was lost to the family when Oscar adopted the name Bergstrom shortly after moving to America in an act that remains a great family enigma. It has brought the Bergstrom family great joy to discover and visit the Hems of Sandar and with pride they connect their past to their future by naming the winery Sandar & Hem. Robert has a diverse background and history of life adventures providing many stones on the path to becoming a winemaker. Formative early experiences include exploring winery barns of Napa in the 1970s as a child during a period where his father Donald, a chemistry professor at UC Davis, and Mother Eva would visit the still-modest local wineries on the weekends. Holiday banquets at his Grandparents Chinese restaurant taught the importance of thoughtfully sourced and crafted food in tying together family, exploring culture, and invigorating the spirit. And well before the days of Deadliest Catch, Robert spent a season commercially fishing for salmon in Alaska. There he learned the Herculean efforts and perseverance required and great rewards brought by delivering such a pristine and delicious food source to delighted chefs and diners. In an interesting parallel, Recha also worked in the salmon industry in Alaska the summer before Robert but we were not to meet until several years later. A love for the natural world and a curious mind led Robert to becoming a research academic with an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and a Ph.D. in Biophysics. A postdoctoral fellowship in cancer research at UCSF brought Robert to San Francisco where he reveled in the Bay Area food and wine scene and soon after he met his future wife Recha, a UCSF trained radiologist, at a wine tasting event that she hosted on a high-rise rooftop in SOMA. After years of research, Robert joined the management strategy consulting firm McKinsey and Company serving clients around the world in the Pharma, Healthcare, and Alternative Energy sectors. After a beautiful year back at home in San Francisco dedicated to family with the birth of our first child Tessa, Robert went on to work at Bay Area startup companies including roles as Director of Business Development at both the Vietnamese craft food company Red Boat and the technology flash sales company Touch of Modern.
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