From Las Jaras : This is our second vintage of the WAVES Red wine. It is a really fun challenge to make a red wine
that is perfect for a can. Our goal is 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. This wine can be enjoyed out of the can or in a glass. The 2021 WAVES Red Wine has aromas black plum, earth, dark cherry and violets. The palate has an unctuous middle full of black plum, cherry, and cocoa powder. There is only the slightest hint of mouth coating tannin and a long dry finish.
We love it with: 🍔🍕🏄‍♀️
Type: Sparkling
Vintage: 2021
Size: 375 mL
Grape: Zinfandel, Grenache, Valdiguie, Carignan, Counoise
Region: Mendocino County, California
Vinification: From Distributor Jenny & Francois : Las Jaras is a labor of friendship between a long-time California winemaker Joel Burt and comedian Eric Wareheim (of Master of None, Tim & Eric or Reality fame). Two guys meet in a garage and… well, in this case, this isn’t the beginning of an internet mogul company, but of a natural wine brand called Las Jaras. It all started in the late aughts with a garage wine made by Joel, a trained winemaker then working for various big wineries in California. “I’d never had a wine like this before – it was a sparkling Carignan similar to the one we’re making now. So fresh and energetic, so different from the corporate Champagnes or hefty California wines I knew back then. It really moved me,” Eric, a cult comedian and “top food blogger”, recalls the first meeting with his friend’s produce. After this epiphany, Joel also set Eric on a path to Italian and French regions; the original exploration of classical wines and styles soon deviated towards more natural and low intervention wines and eventually led to Las Jaras, “a mix of those two approaches” as Eric puts it. Fueled by Eric’s love for a lighter style of wines and European classics, the duo has since explored multiple grapes and styles, from a darker style Rosato made with Italian grapes to an elegant, poised Chenin or a highly drinkable light carbonic pizza red, aptly named Glou Glou. “It’s very much a personal voyage,” Eric nods, “our tastes change every year, so there still is some experimentation coming on, inspired by what we like to drink at the moment.