Scotto

Scotto's family wine history started in the mid 1800's with, Salvatore Dominic Scotto, in Iscia, Italy. Like many in his day, he made wine for the family table and sold the excess; while presenting his wine to a new neighbour, he met his future bride. He taught his first son, Dominic, everything he knew about making wine.
In the years ahead Dominic followed in his father's footsteps, making wine for his family in his spare time while he worked as a ship's caulker. In 1903 his family immigrated to New York and eventually settled in Brooklyn, where he practiced his trade on the wooden ships docked at ports up and down the east coast. He also resumed his second career as a winemaker and started selling five gallon crocks of red wine to the neighbours from his horse drawn wagon.