Oseleta is a rare, autochthonous red wine grape variety from the Valpolicella area in the Veneto region of Italy.
[2][3] DNA analysis shows that Oseleta and the grapes Corvina, Molinara and Rondinella are closely related and are likely to have co-evolved together in the Valpolicella area with few common ancestors, along with Dindarella and Pelara.
[1] Oseleta was rediscovered and replanted in the 1980s by Masi, and is now an officially approved minor blend variety in the Valpolicella wine denominations.
[2] The grape is still very rare; the world's total cultivation area in 2010 was about 15 hectares (37 acres), entirely within Italy.
The round berries are small and almost black in color, containing large pips.