Cider Made: Cider Brothers- by Peter Holmstrom

Lodi, California might not be the first place you’d think of when you think cider. Your mind might go to wine, Zinfandel, or if you were really in the know, A&W Root Beer. However, Lodi also happens to be the home of an emerging cider company that pairs cider with one of the counties staples: wine.

Coming off of five generations of winemaking, Michael and Paul Scotto came to the conclusion in late 2013 that it was time to try something new. And that something new was cider.

“It wasn’t a question of ‘let’s give this a try’, it was a decision of ‘we’re doing this’ and going in full board,” says Paul Scotto, cider maker for Cider Brothers and wine maker for Scotto Cellars.