Wanna spend your lunchtime or tea-time with me and Jason Haas of Tablas Creek Vineyards talking about the world of wine? In slightly less than 2 hours we'll be having an Instagram Live conversation. Please join us! Check it out at @vinography or @TablasCreek - 12:00 PM Pacific
September 30, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Wanna spend your lunchtime or tea-time with me and Jason Haas of Tablas Creek Vineyards talking about the world of wine? In slightly less than 2 hours we'll be having an Instagram Live conversation. Please join us! Check it out at @vinography or @TablasCreek - 12:00 PM Pacific
It’s time to fill up those kegs! Two years after deciding to serve the majority of our tasting room samples at #TablasCreek from kegs, we’re more convinced than ever that it was the right choice. This week we kegged up Vermentino, Patelin de Tablas Rosé, and Dianthus Rosé.
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January 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
It’s time to fill up those kegs! Two years after deciding to serve the majority of our tasting room samples at #TablasCreek from kegs, we’re more convinced than ever that it was the right choice. This week we kegged up Vermentino, Patelin de Tablas Rosé, and Dianthus Rosé.
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A why-we-love-kegs 🧵 1/
Ever wondered about why different grapevines are pruned in different shapes? Austin Collins just published a new #TablasCreek blog where he dives into how we choose the pruning style to match different grapes, different blocks, and different microclimates. tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2025/...
February 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Ever wondered about why different grapevines are pruned in different shapes? Austin Collins just published a new #TablasCreek blog where he dives into how we choose the pruning style to match different grapes, different blocks, and different microclimates. tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2025/...
I feel like if you were to draw the family tree of sommeliers and wine educators in America, the biggest branch would lead back to Kevin Zraly. I am so excited to have him join me for my #TablasCreek Instagram Live conversation this week. Join us Wednesday at noon Pacific!
January 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I feel like if you were to draw the family tree of sommeliers and wine educators in America, the biggest branch would lead back to Kevin Zraly. I am so excited to have him join me for my #TablasCreek Instagram Live conversation this week. Join us Wednesday at noon Pacific!
A new technique for frost protection? A fashion statement for the vines? A spider infestation? Nope... just what our sheep left behind in the vineyard as they rub against the vines. This is wool from our #TablasCreek flock of hair sheep. What is a hair sheep? And why do we use them? A 🧵. 1/3
January 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A new technique for frost protection? A fashion statement for the vines? A spider infestation? Nope... just what our sheep left behind in the vineyard as they rub against the vines. This is wool from our #TablasCreek flock of hair sheep. What is a hair sheep? And why do we use them? A 🧵. 1/3
The November color palette in Paso Robles is beautiful. Autumn yellows, oranges, and browns in the vineyard, low sun angles, clouds. I feel like half the sunset photos in our archives at #TablasCreek are from this month. These were from last night.
November 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
The November color palette in Paso Robles is beautiful. Autumn yellows, oranges, and browns in the vineyard, low sun angles, clouds. I feel like half the sunset photos in our archives at #TablasCreek are from this month. These were from last night.
Hey look at all the exciting new people here! Looking forward to building with the #wine community. Something to put on your calendars: my #TablasCreek Instagram Live conversation this week is with the dynamic Amelia Singer. Join us Wednesday, noon Pacific, on the Tablas IG feed.
November 12, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Hey look at all the exciting new people here! Looking forward to building with the #wine community. Something to put on your calendars: my #TablasCreek Instagram Live conversation this week is with the dynamic Amelia Singer. Join us Wednesday, noon Pacific, on the Tablas IG feed.
Does this look like a winter scene from a year where we’re nearly 8” of rain behind where we’d expect to be in mid-January? And yet, we are. In a new #TablasCreek blog, I unpack the contradictions in what we’re seeing and try to put this winter so far into context. This 🧵 has some take-homes. 1/
January 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Does this look like a winter scene from a year where we’re nearly 8” of rain behind where we’d expect to be in mid-January? And yet, we are. In a new #TablasCreek blog, I unpack the contradictions in what we’re seeing and try to put this winter so far into context. This 🧵 has some take-homes. 1/
My #TablasCreek conversation with John Alban this week was really fun! If you missed it, it's now on our Instagram feed and available (no Instagram needed) in our Vimeo and YouTube archives: youtu.be/ROUG47P_No0?...
February 21, 2026 at 7:59 PM
My #TablasCreek conversation with John Alban this week was really fun! If you missed it, it's now on our Instagram feed and available (no Instagram needed) in our Vimeo and YouTube archives: youtu.be/ROUG47P_No0?...
I've been answering a lot of questions recently about dry farming. For this week's #PracticalWineAdvice thread, a dive into how grapevines -- which evolved to thrive in hot, dry climates -- came to be so widely irrigated, and why at #TablasCreek we feel there is so much to learn from the past. 1/
January 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I've been answering a lot of questions recently about dry farming. For this week's #PracticalWineAdvice thread, a dive into how grapevines -- which evolved to thrive in hot, dry climates -- came to be so widely irrigated, and why at #TablasCreek we feel there is so much to learn from the past. 1/
Now this is a storm! We’re at nearly 4” out at #TablasCreek and there’s more to come. No damage and this is going to be a great thing for later in the growing season. This video is of Santa Rita Creek just down the hill from our house.
February 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Now this is a storm! We’re at nearly 4” out at #TablasCreek and there’s more to come. No damage and this is going to be a great thing for later in the growing season. This video is of Santa Rita Creek just down the hill from our house.
The primary concern is dilution. We conducted an experiment at #TablasCreek, mimicking what we typically see at tastings where a taster rinses a glass, swirls and dumps. Then, we measured the difference in the wine's alcohol levels. The resulting 1oz pour was diluted from 13.5% alcohol to 12.6%. 2/
December 15, 2024 at 10:02 PM
The primary concern is dilution. We conducted an experiment at #TablasCreek, mimicking what we typically see at tastings where a taster rinses a glass, swirls and dumps. Then, we measured the difference in the wine's alcohol levels. The resulting 1oz pour was diluted from 13.5% alcohol to 12.6%. 2/
I am so looking forward to my #TablasCreek Instagram Live guest this week. It’s Louis Barruol, the 18th(!)-generation proprietor of Chateau de St. Cosme in Gigondas. Louis is a pioneer of organic farming, one of the driving forces behind the new Gigondas Blanc, and a #wine dynamo. Join us Wednesday!
December 16, 2024 at 8:09 PM
I am so looking forward to my #TablasCreek Instagram Live guest this week. It’s Louis Barruol, the 18th(!)-generation proprietor of Chateau de St. Cosme in Gigondas. Louis is a pioneer of organic farming, one of the driving forces behind the new Gigondas Blanc, and a #wine dynamo. Join us Wednesday!
One of my favorite things we launched last year at #TablasCreek was a new social media series we called #OurSLOCounty. Each month, we asked a member of the Tablas team to share three SLO County wineries, one restaurant, and one activity they love. We continue with Logistics Manager Eddie Garcia. 1/5
December 26, 2024 at 6:18 PM
One of my favorite things we launched last year at #TablasCreek was a new social media series we called #OurSLOCounty. Each month, we asked a member of the Tablas team to share three SLO County wineries, one restaurant, and one activity they love. We continue with Logistics Manager Eddie Garcia. 1/5
I'm excited for my #TablasCreek conversation this week! I get to turn the tables on @adammontiel.bsky.social: broadcaster, event host, TEDx speaker, and the host of some great podcasts including Paso Robles Wine's "Where Wine Takes You". Join us Wednesday at noon Pacific on the Tablas IG feed.
June 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I'm excited for my #TablasCreek conversation this week! I get to turn the tables on @adammontiel.bsky.social: broadcaster, event host, TEDx speaker, and the host of some great podcasts including Paso Robles Wine's "Where Wine Takes You". Join us Wednesday at noon Pacific on the Tablas IG feed.
A producer like #TablasCreek cannot sell directly to restaurants and retailers in most states. So, our success is dependent upon distributors. Many of our distributors get the majority of their business from European wines. For those distributors, the proposed tariffs amount to a death sentence. 2/
March 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
A producer like #TablasCreek cannot sell directly to restaurants and retailers in most states. So, our success is dependent upon distributors. Many of our distributors get the majority of their business from European wines. For those distributors, the proposed tariffs amount to a death sentence. 2/
If you're looking for an update on the state of play and the impacts of #tariffs on #wine, I hope you'll join me for my #TablasCreek Instagram Live conversation tomorrow at noon Pacific. My guest is Harmon Skurnik, President of Skurnik Wines and a Director at the US Wine Trade Alliance.
April 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
If you're looking for an update on the state of play and the impacts of #tariffs on #wine, I hope you'll join me for my #TablasCreek Instagram Live conversation tomorrow at noon Pacific. My guest is Harmon Skurnik, President of Skurnik Wines and a Director at the US Wine Trade Alliance.
Last year I started thinking differently about one of the ways that we use social media at #TablasCreek.
What spurred it was my own effort to get out and see more live music now that our kids are getting older and are mobile on their own or out of the house. A quick 🧵 1/4
What spurred it was my own effort to get out and see more live music now that our kids are getting older and are mobile on their own or out of the house. A quick 🧵 1/4
The #TablasCreek 2025 tour is getting started! I’ll be in Sacramento tonight with plenty more stops coming up in places like Phoenix, San Francisco, Austin, Santa Monica, La Jolla, and Miramar Beach, FL. Here’s what we have on the books. More is being added weekly, so check tablascreek.com/events
February 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Last year I started thinking differently about one of the ways that we use social media at #TablasCreek.
What spurred it was my own effort to get out and see more live music now that our kids are getting older and are mobile on their own or out of the house. A quick 🧵 1/4
What spurred it was my own effort to get out and see more live music now that our kids are getting older and are mobile on their own or out of the house. A quick 🧵 1/4
Hey that’s cool! Always fun to see myself (and more importantly, the sustainability work we’re doing at #TablasCreek) in @forbes.com. www.forbes.com/sites/collee...
An Afternoon At Tablas Creek, A Wine Sustainability Leader
Tablas Creek has served as a a leader in wine sustainability for decades, and a visit to their site demonstrates how the company embodies organic, regenerative processes.
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December 20, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Hey that’s cool! Always fun to see myself (and more importantly, the sustainability work we’re doing at #TablasCreek) in @forbes.com. www.forbes.com/sites/collee...
And we’re off! With the first two lots, including this #Viognier from Austin Collins’s viewpoint on the forklift, we’re excited to welcome the #2023harvest at #TablasCreek. One day down, roughly 70 more to go.
September 13, 2023 at 5:20 PM
And we’re off! With the first two lots, including this #Viognier from Austin Collins’s viewpoint on the forklift, we’re excited to welcome the #2023harvest at #TablasCreek. One day down, roughly 70 more to go.
Lunch at Linn’s kicked off with 2022 Tablas Creek Patelin, from Paso Robles. Lovely and bright, and just what I was in the mood to drink! #winesky #tablascreek #sommintraining #pasorobles #cambria
January 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Lunch at Linn’s kicked off with 2022 Tablas Creek Patelin, from Paso Robles. Lovely and bright, and just what I was in the mood to drink! #winesky #tablascreek #sommintraining #pasorobles #cambria
One of my favorite #TablasCreek blogs to write and publish each year is my #Thanksgiving #wine pairing blog, where I ask members of our team what they'll be drinking with their meals. If you're not in the wine business, you might think that they'd be planning to drink our wines, but mostly not. 1/3
What the Tablas Creek team will be drinking with our Thanksgivings in 2024
Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. It's brings extended family together for a day of cooking, eating, and reflecting on what we're grateful for. It's still largely uncommerciali...
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November 26, 2024 at 5:12 PM
One of my favorite #TablasCreek blogs to write and publish each year is my #Thanksgiving #wine pairing blog, where I ask members of our team what they'll be drinking with their meals. If you're not in the wine business, you might think that they'd be planning to drink our wines, but mostly not. 1/3
From time to time we revisit the mid-2000s experiments we did at #TablasCreek bottling the same wines in cork and screwcap and I’d tend to agree that for very long aging on reds screwcap is probably superior. But there’s a stage in the middle where we usually prefer cork. I dove in on our blog.
Bottle Variation, Very Old Wines and the Cork/Screwcap Dilemma
For Christmas dinner this year, we cooked a standing rib roast with Bearnaise sauce, Yorkshire pudding, broccoli, and rice. The dinner was wonderful, capped off by an absolutely delicious mature Burgu...
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December 28, 2024 at 6:32 PM
From time to time we revisit the mid-2000s experiments we did at #TablasCreek bottling the same wines in cork and screwcap and I’d tend to agree that for very long aging on reds screwcap is probably superior. But there’s a stage in the middle where we usually prefer cork. I dove in on our blog.
If European wine is targeted in a new round of tariffs, it's very likely that American wine will be on the list of reciprocal targets. Last year at #TablasCreek we invested over $42,000 to grow our sales in our export markets, and saw significant growth. Prospects for 2025? Looking shaky. 5/
March 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
If European wine is targeted in a new round of tariffs, it's very likely that American wine will be on the list of reciprocal targets. Last year at #TablasCreek we invested over $42,000 to grow our sales in our export markets, and saw significant growth. Prospects for 2025? Looking shaky. 5/