About Rotta Winery
Rotta is a living piece of Central Coast history, one of Paso Robles' three original wineries, with roots on this Templeton land reaching back to the 1850s. Bought by the Swiss-Italian Rotta family in 1908, it was one of the few California wineries to keep operating through Prohibition, and it remains best known for Zinfandel and its singular Black Monukka, a sherry-meets-port dessert wine that is a Rotta exclusive.
Beyond the Zinfandel and Black Monukka, expect Cabernet, Cabernet Franc, and other reds, with a tasting room partly built from wood salvaged from the original winery. Now carried forward by a family committed to honoring its storied past, Rotta is worth seeking out for anyone who wants to taste Paso's heritage in the glass.
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Rotta Winery isRotta Winery is one of California's oldest continuously operating family wineries, founded in 1856 by the Italian immigrant Rotta family in the Templeton area of what is now Paso Robles wine country.
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The Rotta familyThe Rotta family founded this Italian immigrant wine estate in 1856, making it one of the oldest wine appointments in California. Across more than 165 years of continuous family ownership they have produced Zinfandel and Petite Sirah from old-vine estate sources in the Templeton area.
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The Rotta foundingThe Rotta story runs from the 1856 founding by Italian immigrants through Prohibition, the resumption of winemaking after repeal, and several generations of the Rotta family. That history makes it one of California's most deeply rooted wine estates, still hosted by the family that started it.
"The Rotta family's 1856 Paso Robles Italian-heritage-founding-1856 Zinfandel and Petite Sirah estate."
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Featured Wines
Zinfandel
Old Vine Zinfandel
Paso Robles · Rotta Estate
Zinfandel from Rotta Winery (Paso Robles, Rotta Estate).
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Petite Sirah
Petite Sirah
Paso Robles · Rotta Estate
Petite Sirah from Rotta Winery (Paso Robles, Rotta Estate).
Estate
★★★★☆
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
Paso Robles · Rotta Estate
Cabernet Sauvignon from Rotta Winery (Paso Robles, Rotta Estate).
Estate
★★★★☆
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1856 Historical Family Walk-In
Taste the wines at Rotta Winery in the Templeton Gap District. Daily 11am to 5pm, walk-ins welcome.
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