Our Story
founded in tradition
Enova is a blend of cutting edge science and traditional artistry; an enologist-led project from Casey Zarnes that expands on what a wine grape can become — and what beverage opportunities it can offer. Zarnes partnered with Tuscan winemaker Emanuele Graetz — the visionary and innovator behind the patented Berstin Method that Enova utilizes. Beginning with experiments in his kitchen several years back, to a state-of-the-art production facility in Florence — Berstin is already revolutionizing the way wine grapes are viewed in Europe — and now, with this collaboration with Casey Zarnes and Enova, that process is changing the non-alcoholic wine space here in the U.S.A.
This collaboration has created an entire line-up of grape-infused beverages for any time and any occasion, while still retaining the shared sensibilities of farming, climate, and above all, terroir with the world’s best wines. Exhausted by mediocre “big wine” attempts at non-alcoholic wine here in the U.S.A., Enova set out to create something actually worth drinking. It's not about stripping down the components of great wine to have a hollowed-out shell that bears little resemblance; it is about building something entirely new, with a product that shares a common history, soul, and unifying spirit with wine — and something that can stand proudly alongside it as kin, not competition.
Enova is made to spark connections and elevate life’s beautiful, everyday moments; whether it be a sun-drenched picnic with friends, pairing a glass with an intimate dinner, or unwinding on the porch to catch a golden hour sunset. It is a reflection of the community, friendship, and nature that connects us all, with enjoyment at its very core. It’s everything we love about wine, and more: real body, real aromas and flavors, and really good at any party or dinner. It just happens to be non-alcoholic.
Our Craft
driven by nature
To craft Enova, Casey used renowned winemaker Emanuele Graetz’s patented Berstin Method to produce a whole new type of beverage. Unlike a typical de-alcoholization process, the Berstin Method doesn’t strip away anything. We start with exceptional wine grapes, infused into pure water, in a way that creates a groundbreaking product that exists in its own space. These beverages start with the same fastidious care for terroir and the land that wine is known for, and then through the careful infusion of the wine grapes’ skins — we craft a beverage that retains the aromatics, color, and body of a typical wine, without the same levels of alcohol and fermentation. It’s shelf stable, sulfite free, and loaded with all the beneficial antioxidants that wine offers, essentially, Enova is the soul of the wine grape, given new form.
Balancing artistry and science isn’t easy and years have been dedicated to getting this beverage just right. Most of our competitors don’t even consider the presence of terroir, and focus rather on the struggle to mimic the flavors of wine, and then “solve” for the alcohol problem. Our intention exists to capture the unifying spirit and food-friendly character of great wine, while honoring the essence of terroir using only water, the natural flavors of the wine grape, plus acacia gum, tartaric acid (the principal acid in wine grapes), and a cutting-edge, natural shelf stabilizer: nagardo. Nagardo is our favorite discovery throughout the creation process of Enova. While the majority of the industry uses Velcorin (dimethyl dicarbonate) — an additive that is both highly toxic and corrosive in its concentrated, liquid form — nagardo is a naturally occurring, mushroom-derived fatty-acid chain that eats the dangerous bacteria that would normally grow in any beverage that has even trace amounts of sugar (basically, everything but water). With just these five ingredients, Enova infusions give you the most wine-like beverage on the market today, in under 50 calories per serving, and without the alcohol. It’s the taste of innovation, of shared history, and (we think) the taste of the future.
Natural Ingredients
No Added Sulfites
Less Than 50 Calories Per Serving
No Added Sugars
