Las Jaras Wines Waves Red Mendocino County

Eric and Joel on this wine: “It was a really fun challenge to make a red wine that is perfect for a can. Our goal was to make a feather-weight red that is satisfying and perfect to drink ice cold. A little sparkle makes it super lively on the palate.”   Grapes: 79% Zinfandel, 21% Petite Sirah   Vineyards: Gary Venturi Vineyard, Calpella, Mendocino County. Dry-farmed, organic. The vineyard is primarily old vines, but here the young vines were used in order to have a youthful red.   Making of: letting the guys explain the challenge here: “2020 was a challenging vintage with lots of smoke in the air. In order to make a wine free of smoke taint, we came up with a winemaking process that avoids having the juice in contact with the skins. We used the classic Jules Chauvet version of the carbonic maceration method where the tank is drained of juice daily. The way most people employ carbonic maceration these days, the juice that comes out of the berries macerates with the wine to give more ext