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From Music to Management- Q&A with Tasting Room Manager John Morris

By Lauren Phelps I spent a lovely, spring afternoon on the wisteria-adorned patio discussing with John Morris the journey that has brought him to the role of Tasting Room Manager at Tablas Creek Vineyard. John has been with Tablas Creek since 2006, was instrumental in the design of our new

Establishing Deep Roots - Q&A with Vineyard Manager David Maduena

By Lauren Phelps It was with great pleasure that I sat down with Vineyard Manager David Maduena to find out more about his 24-year career at Tablas Creek. David is the longest-tenured member of our team, beginning as a part of our first crews working to establish the nursery and

Traversing the wine business - Q&A with Tablas Creek's National Sales Manager Darren Delmore

By: Lauren Phelps I visited a while with our National Sales Manager Darren Delmore to get the inside scoop about the wine business from his very unique perspective. Darren has a fascinating past as a published writer, professional surfer, winemaker and now travels the country educating people about Tablas Creek

In the spirit of a winemaker- Q & A with Assistant Winemaker Chelsea Franchi

Editor's Note: This is the second interview in a series that we hope will help readers get to know the key people at Tablas Creek a little better. If you have questions for Chelsea, please leave them in the comments. By: Lauren Phelps I recently sat down with

The man behind the beard: Q&A with Winemaker, Neil Collins

Editor's Note: This interview begins a series that we hope will help readers get to know the key people at Tablas Creek a little better. We're starting, appropriately, with Winemaker Neil Collins, who has made every vintage of Tablas Creek except 1997, when he was working

What We're Drinking with Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It has yet to be successfully commercialized, and it centers around family and food. What could be better! The celebratory nature of the meal suggests that several bottles of wine will be consumed, but the varied nature of the foods on the table -- and

Our most memorable wines of 2012

As we move forward into the new year, I asked some of our key team members to reflect a bit on what wines stuck with them from 2012. Some chose Tablas Creek, but most did not (and those who did all chose different wines!). The wines they chose are every

It's a Wonderful Day in the Patelin (and we have photos to prove it)

By Chelsea Magnusson A few months ago, my husband, Trevor, and I sat down to dinner in our backyard with a bottle of our new go-to wine: the Patelin de Tablas. I was so struck by the warmth and the casual feel exuding from the moment, I grabbed my camera

Introducing Viticulturist Levi Glenn, who explains shoot thinning

We've had the same vineyard team here at Tablas Creek for the last fifteen years. Neil Collins has overseen both the vineyard and the winemaking since 1998. He is assisted by Winemaker Ryan Hebert and Vineyard Manager David Maduena, both of whom have been here since our 1997

Tasting Room, Then and Now

By John Morris I recently ran across this photo of our tasting room staff from an outing in December of 2007. The thing that strikes me most about this shot is the size of our group. Our entire tasting room staff at the time consisted of 8 people. Now, 3