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Jason Haas

Proprietor at Tablas Creek Vineyard

Veraison!

This week, we're seeing the first signs of veraison in the vineyard. This means the clock is ticking... we figure on an average of about 45 days between the end of veraison and the beginning of harvest. (Veraison is the French term for the point at which berries

Outstanding in the Field Dinner - Tablas Creek, Coleman Farms, Sage Restaurant

Every now and then, you come across an event that is so perfectly suited to what you'd like to communicate about your wines that it seems impossible that someone else should have come up with the idea. The Outstanding in the Field dinner series is this sort of

Corks and Screwcaps: Not an open and shut case

I came back from a tasting today (the always excellent Central Coast Wine Classic) having again had my third discussion in a week with a consumer who was confused as to why we bottle some of our wines in Stelvin screwcaps, and others in cork. She asked if it was

Rhone Rangers in Seattle... and Paso Robles

I'm making plans to head up to Seattle in a couple of weeks to go to the Pacific Northwest tasting of the Rhone Rangers organization. We've been involved (as a winery) for several years, back from when we were the only winery pouring a Rose at

Beaucastel Tasting at Tablas Creek

This past Sunday, we managed to put on a Tablas Creek and Beaucastel tasting that, I felt, balanced the educational aspect, the entertainment, and the degree of participation into something that clicked. It was intended for (and marketed to) our wine club, but open to all. When he was over

A beautiful review of the 2006 Rosé

Some press writeups are so nice you've got to share them. In the July 2007 edition of the Wine Enthusiast, our 2006 Rosé received its first review of the year. Steve Heimoff gave the wine 90 points, and wrote "Just delicious, a wine you can't

Cool climate? Hot Climate? Paso Robles is both.

There is an ongoing debate, being waged in the wine press and trade, as to the benefits of cool-climate viticulture. The evidence tends to support that wine grapes tend to do best at the coolest limit of their range, perhaps because there, the grapes stay on the vine longer

Paso Robles Wine Festival

Each year in the third weekend of May, Paso Robles holds our annual Wine Festival. The central event is a tasting in the Paso Robles downtown park on Saturday afternoon, and individual wineries build other events (dinners, seminars, barbecues, barrel tastings, etc) around this over the rest of the weekend.

Old (1950s) Vineyard Photos

I had a treat in my email today: a nice note from Bob MacGillivray, who grew up in the ranch house across the street from Tablas Creek, and whose family owned the land that is now Tablas Creek from the early 1940s until 1989. He and his brother John recently

Tablas Creek on "Good Wine Under $20"

Anyone interested should take a look at the beautiful writeup on Tablas Creek on the blog Good Wine Under $20. The blog focuses on wines (mostly) under $20, but is flexible enough to address any wine that offers quality for its price. Dr. Debs (who writes the blog) considers even