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Welcome to ZAFA Wines, where each vintage is inspired by the fruit first. ZAFA wines are intentional in every way—no fining, filtering, additives, or funny business. No herbicides or pesticides in the vineyard, just fermented juice from responsibly farmed living fruit.
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OUR NEW COLLECTION:
A CO CELLARS PROJECT
Introducing the newest ZAFA Wines collection, A CO Cellars Project by ZAFA Wines - non-prototypical fermentations. The CO Cellar Project is a space wherein ZAFA intentionally explores fruit wine fermentations and collaborations. The first installment of the project includes #1, #5, and #9.
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Bon Appetit- Krista Scruggs Is Making the Most Exciting, Most Delicious Natural Wine Right Now
I was at a party in Oakland last spring when I first tried Krista Scruggs’ wine. It tasted like a pineapple that had been salted, lightly misted in tanning oil, and struck by lightning in the bottle. It was tropical and inviting but with such racing acidity that I was lusting for another glass before I finished the first. “Who made this?!” I cried. The crowd parted, and there was Krista Scruggs.
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Fast Company - To save the wine industry, this Vermont vintner is embracing outside influences and ingredients
Know for her vinous ciders, Zafa Wines founder Krista Scruggs is making great wines by breaking with tradition. Vermont-based vintner Krista Scruggs is at the forefront of a movement that’s shaking up winemaking by embracing outside influences—and ingredients.
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Today Show - Zafa Wines owner on being a Black innovator in the wine industry
Krista Scruggs talks about her Vermont winery, Zafa Wines, where she is focused on making natural wine in an industry with very little diversity. She discusses what it means to be the 18th Black farmer in the state and how she gained national recognition when she added apples to her grapes.
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