About Per Cazo Cellars
Per Cazo Cellars is named with Italian irreverence, per cazo being Italian slang for 'by chance' or 'by luck,' with the casual, slightly profane character of the expression intact. The name is a joke in the Italian tradition: self-deprecating, funny, and carrying the suggestion that good wine, like good luck, happens when you least expect it and often in spite of your efforts rather than because of them.
The Huer Huero Road estate produces Grenache, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Zinfandel from El Pomar District calcareous estate vineyards with the irreverent philosophy the name implies: serious about the wine, not so serious about everything else. The weekend walk-in tasting room is dog-friendly, picnic-equipped, and family-welcoming in the relaxed manner of a winery whose founding joke was about luck.
The El Pomar District's calcareous limestone soils produce wines of genuine character, which may or may not be per cazo, depending on your metaphysics.