Maître de Chai Red Table Wine California 2023

Country: USA

Region: Lodi

Type: Red Wine

Grape: Grenache/Cabernet Sauvignon/Zinfandel 

After working in some of California’s top kitchens including Cyrus, Quince, and the French Laundry, two former chefs, Marty Winters and Alex Pitts, decided to trade in their whites and in 2012 they founded Maître de Chai. Today, Alex and Marty are joined by their respective partners, Stephanie Pitts (all things web) and Jessica Force (creative director, tasting room), who have helped grow Maître de Chai into one of the most dynamic independent wineries in California.

Maître de Chai's "Red Table Wine" is a juicy and vibrant light red made of primarily Grenache from the Abba Vineyard, just east of the town of Lodi, with a very small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. The cool nights and breezes of the Sacramento River Delta provide the perfect growing conditions for the Mediterranean grape variety, and help to preserve its vibrant acidity. Fermented in an open top wooden tank and then aged in that same 1,000 gallon wooden tank to preserve the freshness of this beautiful medium-bodied red.