Jose Reginato, joined by his son Pepe, has been crafting some of Mendoza's most sought-after, limited-production, boutique bubbly since 1986. Unlike many other "factory" sparkling wine producers in Mendoza, the Reginato family personally manages the entire process, from grape to bottle, to handcraft these dry, refreshing bubblies. They manage the vineyards, select the grapes, harvest at the optimal time, make the base wine, and do secondary fermentation at their own winery. They produce both Charmat and 'Metodo Tradicional' (bottle-fermented) sparkling wines, and if you ever get a chance to meet Pepe, you'll see what kind of hand muscles you can develop after years of hand-riddling bottles to remove the yeast from sparkling wines.
"CJR" are the initials of Celestina and Jose Reginato, the matriarch and patriarch of the highly regarded Reginato winemaking family. Their Sparking Rosé of Malbec is a tribute to Jose's wife, Celestina, whose name means matchmaker in Spanish.
Jose Reginato, joined by his son Pepe, has been crafting some of Mendoza's most sought-after, limited-production, boutique bubbly since 1986. Unlike many other "factory" sparkling wine producers in Mendoza, the Reginato family personally manages the entire process, from grape to bottle, to handcraft these dry, refreshing bubblies. They manage the vineyards, select the grapes, harvest at the optimal time, make the base wine, and do secondary fermentation at their own winery. They produce both Charmat and 'Metodo Tradicional' (bottle-fermented) sparkling wines, and if you ever get a chance to meet Pepe, you'll see what kind of hand muscles you can develop after years of hand-riddling bottles to remove the yeast from sparkling wines.
