Description: Rotta Winery, Paso Robles, is a heritage producer of dry-farmed single varietal and red and white wine blends.
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1856 – The Beginning Adolph Siot, a French immigrant, was the first to plant wine grapes and build a winery in Templeton, CA He purchased a 140 acre property in 1891, and planted fruit trees and grapevines from which he made wine. 1908 – The ROTTA era Joe Rotta, migrated from Italy in 1905 and later acquired the vineyard and winery from Siot. 1920’s – Prohibition Clement Rotta purchased the vineyard and winery from his brother Joe in 1922 ROTTA Winery continued operation by producing sacramental wine for lo
1933 – Bonded Winery With the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, Clement Rotta bonded the family winery and resumed commercial operations
1960’s & 70’s –The ROTTA Run College students and surfers from the south would drive up to ROTTA (one of three wineries in Paso Robles at the time) and purchase gallon jugs of wine for $2.25. Romilda “Momma” Rotta would fill up the jugs and if you brought your own, she’d take $0.50 off the price.