History
The Cocetti family comes from a long line of excellant winemakers. David's grandfather and great grandfather made wine in Italy from Lambrusco as well as Sangiovese grapes. Even during the early days in Walsenburg Colorado, where David and Pat were raised, families would receive grapes from California and make wine from the Zindanfel grape.
David T. over the years tried his hand at home wine production and even produced a quality wine from Chokecherrys fortified with brandy. It was in the year 1981 that David T. decide to try making commerical wine. With the help of Tom Cottrel and Kerner Roumbauer, David started Cocetti Wines, and began making commerical wines from Napa Valley. With the purchase of 30 tons of Chardonnay and 60 tons of Sauvignon Blanc the Cocetti process of cold inoculation and barrel fermentation was established. What began as a dream in the home of the Cocetti's took shape and a group of private investors collaborated and established Cocetti Wines, LTD, a producer of preimum California wines.
A year later, the first grape crop to produce these fine wines was ready for release in October of 1982. It was then that Cocetti Wines came of age. The first vintage, a custom crush Napa Chardonnay and Napa Sauvignon Blanc made their entrance to the market in Colorado. Pat Cocetti established a distributorship to exclusively market Cocetti Wines called Cal-Co Wines. Pat found a niche in a very competitive market with a charming personal touch to her sales and marketing strategy. The next product was a 1986 Napa White Zinfandel which was a delicately sweet masterpiece and a real treat.
The eagerly awaited, award winning red wine in the Cocetti repertoire was the 1983 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, first released in 1984. The Cabernet Sauvignon has always been the favorite of those who follow the Cocetti Wine selections. The Brut Champagne was the next product on line in 1988 -- e molto bene -- bravissimo (it is very good). Cocetti Wines newest selection is the 2002 Sonoma Zinfandel. It has been received with accolades. Today the Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel are established connoisseur favorites.
In 2008 Cocetti wines celebrated there 25th year of business with the release of the Premium Private Reserve Napa Cabernet Sauvignon and the Premium Private Reserve Sonoma Zinfandal. These private reserve releses are premium splendor. Sophisticatesd and classy, the bottles boast a two color slik screen label, Cocetti branded cork and foil top. The Cocetti wine label is now a stable influance in a very competitive market.
Cocetti Wines is a boutique winery purcasing grapes that are produced from the best vineyards in Napa Valley and Sonoma, then custom crushed, fermented in authentic French Limosin and Nevers oak barrels, aged, and bottled at a contracted facility. Cocetti Wines produces and sells 10,000 case per year.
Our label was designed by David A. Cocetti and art by Linda Laing and features the church in Brandola Italy, where David T's forefathers were born. See the Label page. The Church still stands and is still in operation. Special care was taken in our lable, branded corks, branded caps to insure a classy and stylish display that will complement any table. Our bottles were selected to match the wine region in style and color.
