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Weekly Roundup for December 15th: 8000 Years of Wine Storage, Months of Great Press for Paso, and a Week of Rain

This last week, it seems we've been dominated by stories about our rain. Whether it's in its pre-precipitation anticipation or its post-fall analysis, it's clear that California is excited about the unusual moisture falling from the sky and curious to know whether it makes

Assessing the Impacts of Last Week's Rain

We're in a peaceful interlude between two significant storms. The sun may be thin and wintery, but it's (mostly) out. The rain that fell on Thursday and Friday is soaking in. Another storm is on its way, but won't arrive until mid-day Monday. We

Weekly Roundup for December 6th: When We Got Wet, Learned How to Drink, and Chose Wine over Beer

Our biggest story over the last week has been rain. We've received measurable amounts each day since last Sunday, totaling 3.6 inches at our weather station out here. Even better, that rain has come spread out, with five different days producing between 0.48 inches and 1.

Weekly Roundup for November 23rd, 2014: Natural Wine, Ancient Rocks, Knobbly Fruit & Thanksgiving

This week's Weekly Roundup is highlighted by a great thought piece on what makes wine "modern" or "traditional", and whether either of these have a relationship with the idea of "natural wine". We've included a couple of our favorites of

Weekly Roundup for November 16th, 2014: AVAs, Local Achievements, Veterans Day, Direct Shipping and Uncovering the Obscure

Last week, we debuted the Weekly Roundup, news from around the wine community that we thought worth sharing with you. It's an admittedly eclectic mix, but we feel each thing that we've chosen warrants few minutes of your time. It's also a work in

Changing of the seasons

It's rare that in a single day you feel the changing of the seasons as dramatically as we did yesterday. Last weekend was warm and sunny; it hit the mid-80's out here both Saturday and Sunday. Even after the rain from a week ago, the overall

Photo Essay: After the Rain

Last weekend, we received a glorious and much-needed 1.17 inches of rain. Much of this came Friday night (Halloween) which wasn't great for the kids out trick-or-treating, but for those of us desperate for a wet winter, the rainfall was a treat indeed. In between Saturday'

Autumn Vineyard Photo Essay

The grapes are all off the vines. The days are shorter, with a lower sun angle. We just avoided our first frost of the year here last night, and tonight is supposed to be just as chilly. The weather pattern is transitioning, and each storm front makes it a little

Harvest 2014 Recap: Yields up 5.2% (though still below average); Quality excellent

On Wednesday, October 15th we picked the last batch of Roussanne off of our estate. And just like that, we're done picking for the year. It doesn't feel like we're finished, as we're still pressing off bins of reds, the cellar still

Why River Cruise?

By Larry Martin [Editor's Note: Larry Martin is President of Food & Wine Trails, Tablas Creek's travel partner on our 2015 Rhone River cruise, which will be highlighted by a special visit to Beaucastel. We asked him to contribute a first-hand account of what cruise-goers might