La Rusticana d’Orsa - Los Gatos, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
N 37° 13.052 W 121° 56.573
10S E 593790 N 4119527
La Rusticana d’Orsa is a unique estate of rare beauty tucked away in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Waymark Code: WM833W
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Jake39
Views: 3

A cobblestone driveway with stone walls on each side, leads up to this oxidized iron gate that is adorned with grape clusters and leaves. The family crest is located at the top center. The supporting gate posts are square pillars with flagstones on the sides and capped with a ball.

From La Rusticana d’Orsa:

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.

From the Viticulture Association of the Santa Cruz Mountains

Established in 1991 in Los Gatos, La Rusticana d'Orsa grows four acres of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. La Rusticana d'Orsa's Estate Red Table Wine has won Gold Medals and Best of Show at the Santa Cruz County Fair and a Silver Medal at the San Francisco Chronicle International Wine Competition. The vineyard also supplies grapes to Mount Eden Vineyards.

15700 Kennedy Road
Los Gatos, CA, US, 95032

Location of this 'Gate': On private property

Type of material: Iron

Enter any comments or observation about this gate.: The 3-dimensions of the grape clusters and leaves are realistic

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