Scotto Cellars Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi 2022 loire The move paid off as

The move paid off as Domingos has become the only producer in history to twice receive the Portuguese ”Winemaker of the Year“  The winery was founded in 1992 and farms exclusively from Estate owned vineyards or “Quintas”

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This minimal intervention approach continues into the vinification stage where spontaneous fermentations

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Scotto Cellars Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi 2022 loire The move paid off asThe Scotto family hail from the island of Ischia, in the bay of Naples. Domonic, the first Scotto in the US, worked as a caulker in a shipyard and made wine at home. The winemaking tradition has been passed down the generations to his grandson Anthony, who now runs the family wine business. Expect brambly black fruit and a lively body in this classic Zinfandel.