2003 | Per Bacco Cellars | Passito Zinfandel

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Founded in 1998, Per Bacco is situated on the historic Filipponi Ranch just off Highway 101. Long time friends Marco Rizzo, owner of Cafe Roma Restaurant in San Luis Obispo, and Craig Shannon, a third generation vineyard manager, had long spoken about making wine together. When an opportunity arose to take over the lease of an old abandoned 4-acre vineyard and bring it back to life, the friends jumped at the chance and in 1996 obtained the quaint property near San Luis Obispo’s Edna Valley. Craig saw this as a chance to put to use all of his farming knowledge with Marco’s phenomenal palate, educated and perfected by years of working in the restaurant business. If they worked together, they believed they could do something really special.Craig Shannon had grown up in the San Joaquin Valley, helping his family grow a number of crops, including cotton, almonds, walnuts, tomatoes, and wine grapes (which are sold to Napa vintners, including industry giant, Gallo). After obtaining three degrees from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo (Agricultural Business, Economics, and Marketing), Craig returned home to the family ranch and took over the management responsibilities for the operation. He also had an opportunity to travel to Mexico, where he researched both the growing and marketing of table grapes, and prompted his family to plant 350 acres in Sonara, Mexico. Such extensive farming experience has helped Craig Shannon to form Per Bacco into the small yet successful venture it is today.

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