SCORPO ESTATE POPULAR WINE
Passion for wine is in the Scorpo blood stretching across generations and geography – from Sicily to Sardinia and now Australia. This bloodline ensures that from an old orchard purchased in 1996 and planted with vines the next year, and the family turns out consistently great wines.
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