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Located in the upper reaches of Dry Creek, this vineyard is run by the father and son team of Ed and Bruce Perotti. The land has been in their family for over 90 years. Ed's grandfather, Mancini, came from Italy and settled into the Northern Sonoma area to raise fruits and grapes, selling them to other Italian immigrants in the North Beach community in San Francisco.
Ed took over from his father in the mid 1960's and Bruce has recently followed in his father’s footsteps. Like many of the great Zinfandel vineyards planted by Italian immigrants the vines are head-pruned and shy bearing. The mineral-rich soil produces concentrated flavors of bright cherry and sweet raspberry and wonderfully soft tannins. |