Tablas Creek Vineyard Archives | Crushed Grape Chronicles

Roussanne 9009 km from home #Winophiles

Mar 19, 2021

I knew I would dive into Roussanne when I saw that the #Winophiles were focusing on French varieties outside of France this month. I’ve been looking for just about any excuse to pop open one of these bottles that I...

Regenerative Agriculture at Tablas Creek – a meaningful way to farm #WinePW

Sep 11, 2020

It’s harvest and the group of writers at Wine Pairing Weekend (#WinePW) this month are led by Gwendolyn Alley of Wine Predator. She sent us an Invitation to re/consider Harvest and how global warming will change what we eat, drink...

Vermentino and Smoked Trout Pairing

Aug 22, 2019

I was doing research on the wines of Corsica and this got me craving Vermentino. I just happened to have a bottle of Tablas Creek’s 2017 Vermentino handy to open. So…dinner. What to pair? A friend of mine had been...

Comparing Rhône blends from California’s Central Coast

Feb 3, 2018

I love Rhône wines. Wait…let me classify. I love Syrah, Mourvedre, Grenache, Viognier, Tannat, Roussanne, Marsanne, Terret Noir, Picpoul Blanc….I love the varieties and the blends of said varieties. My experience with these wines is mostly from those Rhône Rangers...

A Grenache Vertical from Tablas Creek

Nov 1, 2017

We had planned to head to the Valley of Fire, but the winds kicked up and it didn’t seem like a good day to go, so…how to fill our day off? Michael suggested a vertical. We settled on a Grenache...

Flash tour Central Coast – Day 4 – Santa Cruz to Paso Robles on the Pacific Coast Highway

Aug 17, 2017

More of the Flash Tour! We are back on the Central Coast for Day 4. Today is about the call of the ocean, and we spend much of the day on the Pacific Coast Highway. Day 4 Santa Cruz to...

Tablas Creek Vineyard – The Rhones, the new Adelaida AVA, natural fermentation and the use of foudres.

Jun 5, 2015

While on the Central Coast in April we were lucky enough to meet with Jason Haas, General Manager of Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles. Jason graciously took time out of his busy schedule to spend a couple of hours...