Winemaker Neil Collins Discusses Harvest 2007 with winerychannel.tv

If you haven't checked out winerychannel.tv yet, you should.  It's online television, dedicated to the world of wine.  Like many members of the new media, they're fans of what's going on in the Central Coast, and we welcomed them up here

The TTB's Reevaluation of its AVA Approval Process: a Retreat from the "Common Good"?

[Editor's Note: with the publication in late November of the TTB's proposed new rules for AVA approval, the questions under debate have been clarified.  I have posted an updated analysis of the new rules, as well as a discussion of some of the responses of local

Tablas Creek on Ted Allen's List of Favorite California Wineries

The world of blogs is amazing. I have a Google alert set up to let me know when a blog entry about Tablas Creek is posted (if you haven't checked out this service, it's well worth doing; click the link above).  I got an alert yesterday

End of 2007 Harvest!

With the completion of the "Mount Mourvedre" block behind the winery, we're officially done with the 2007 harvest.  Like each year, it's had its own challenges, this time at 65 days the longest extent between the beginning of harvest (August 27th) and the end

October 2007 Vineyard Photo Album

I had a little free time yesterday, and spent an hour or so wandering around the property and taking some photos.  I've organized them into my first attempt at a Typepad Photo Album, available at the left and as "Vineyard Photos - October 2007".  A few

Grenache Harvest Photos

As we'd hoped, the rain from the end of last week was followed by cool, sunny and breezy weather, and the half-inch of rain that we got didn't have any negative impact on the hanging fruit.  This week, we're bringing in the rest of

Harvest rain in Paso Robles

After several big harvest days this week (mostly Grenache, as well as the rest of the Syrah and the beginnings of the Mourvedre) we're taking a break for the first significant rain of the year to pass through.  As of Friday afternoon, we'd already received about

Sharing the blending experience

At Tablas Creek, we're always looking for ways to demystify the world of wine.  One tactic that we've found to be a great combination of interesting, enlightening, and portable is the traveling blending seminar.  We've been conducting blending seminars here at the vineyard for

Harvest, Week of September 24th

The weather in Paso Robles warmed up last week, and we started harvesting in earnest.  We've brought in most of our Syrah, the first big chunk of Grenache, and are finishing up Grenache Blanc.  Viognier and Marsanne are in.  I'd estimate that last week, we brought

Harvest, Weeks of September 10th and 17th

2007's harvest got off to an early start, driven by a dry winter and resulting low yields, and spurred by the warmest stretch of the summer in mid-August.  Since we've hit mid-September, though, it's cooled off here, with daytime highs in the 70s, marine