Steve Zotovich

The Path

Since 2004, Steve Zotovich has held the role of owner at Zotovich Vineyards and Winery. That span of time gives the estate a continuous line of stewardship, with the label and the property staying aligned. The craft here is not outsourced or broken apart; the vineyard and winery function as one working unit, with the fruit, the place, and the finished wine kept under the same direction.

The Work Today

The present-tense work at Zotovich Vineyards stays centered on hand crafted wines and on a close reading of every decision that shapes them. Steve Zotovich describes the method plainly: “Growing our own grapes and making our own wine, really lets us control every detail in the vineyard and the winery. I truly believe that great wines are made in the vineyard.” That approach places grape-growing at the front of the process, not off to the side of it. Keeping viticulture and winemaking together gives the estate a tighter grip on the final result, and it keeps the work anchored to the fruit itself. The result is a style that favors precision, continuity, and a clear line back to the vineyard.

Signature

Steve's signature wines include ZOTO and Z labels. These names carry the estate’s streamlined sensibility: concise, recognizable, and tied directly to the winery’s own house style. They stand as the clearest expression of a program built around control, consistency, and the belief that the vineyard is where quality first takes shape.

In Their Words “Growing our own grapes and making our own wine, really lets us control every detail in the vineyard and the winery. I truly believe that great wines are made in the vineyard.”

Acclaim

The recognition here is not a trophy case but a long run of continuity: estate-grown grapes, wine made under the same hand, and a working philosophy carried through Zotovich Vineyards and Winery since 2004. That consistency is the mark of the estate, and it remains visible in the discipline and unity of the project today.