A tribute to 100+ years of winemaking
Scotto Cellars Timeline
We are grateful for the guidance of our preceding four generations of family winemaking tradition and the heritage we are fortunate to continue.
Italian Roots Run Deep.
The Scotto Family Journey.
We pledge to continue a commitment to our family's roots from vineyard to table, based on Salvatore Dominic Scotto's inspiration that has traveled through the generations from Italy to Brooklyn and on to California.
1883
Salvatore Dominic Scotto’s (1st Generation) homemade red wine fills the family’s glasses in Ischia, Italy
1900's
Dominic Scotto (2nd Generation) immigrates with his family from Italy and settled in New York in a Brooklyn brownstone
1940's
Anthony Sr. (3rd Generation) and his brother Sal create Villa Armando
1963
The Scotto's purchase
their first California
vineyard and winery in the Livermore Valley
1980's
Anthony’s Son, Anthony II (4th Generation) carries on the family tradition as a winemaker, winery owner, exporter and consultant
2004
Anthony Scotto III (5th Generation) launches
Scotto Cellars
2012
J. McClelland Cellars is
founded in Napa Valley
2013
New Lodi winery opens
and Rare Blends become
the #1 volume brand
2014
J. McClelland
Cellars debuts
2017
For the first time
Scotto Cellars becomes
a Top 50 California
Winery (WBM) #47
2018
First Scotto Family
Cellars sparkling wine
launches nationwide
2018
Wine Business Monthly acknowledged Scotto Cellars as a Top 50 California Winery by case good sales (#45)
2020
Wine Business Monthly names Scotto Family Cellars a top U.S. Wine Company by cased good volume (#43)