Alouette for the Masses
In a world where many traditional wine categories are seeing declining sales, chillable reds is growing sharply. How exciting that this trend coincides with us having our most plentiful Grenache vintage ever!
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Regenerative Organic
A collection of 21 posts
Sustainability, Hotel Towels, and the One Block Challenge
More than a decade ago, I wrote a blog I called Common Sense Sustainability in which I proposed that in order for a sustainability initiative to attain broad acceptance, it needed to be something that offered more than just the promise of a better world: it needed to help the
2025 Summer Solstice Vineyard Tour: It's Been Average, Which Is Just Perfect
One month ago, I wrote about how we'd exited frost season and entered flowering in ideal conditions. Not too hot, not too cold, not too windy. Just... benign. I'm pleased to report that the last month warmed up, as you'd expect in late May
Solar Powered -- in Ways You'd Expect, and in Ways You Probably Wouldn't
[Editor's note: a couple of weeks ago, when I was on the road, Director of Marketing Ian Consoli put together a social media post about our energy use. I realized that it told a story that we'd never fully addressed on the blog. So I expanded
This time of year, a vineyard's approach to sustainability is clear
If you've ever wondered whether the vineyards you see are farmed chemically or organically, this is the season to check here in California. In an organic vineyard (or at least, one that doesn't use herbicides) mid-winter should show a carpet of brilliant green between, under,
The quest for sustainability: wine's "yes, and" moment
In improv comedy, there's an important concept called "yes, and". In essence, it means that you're taking what your team has done previously and building on it. This is important in improv because it's unscripted: you don't know what'
A welcome, gentle start to the Paso Robles rainy season
What a difference a year makes. This week last year we were in the middle of a three-week stretch where four separate atmospheric river storms slammed into the California Central Coast, totaling nearly 20 inches of rain. That was more than we'd received any of the three
A Regenerative Organic Certified Vineyard Tour of the North Coast
A tour of the Regenerative Organic Certified vineyards in California's North Coast
We Celebrate a Meaningful Honor: the 2023 California Green Medal for Environment
Last week I made the long drive up to Saint Helena to speak at Napa RISE, the event created last year by Napa Green's Anna Brittain and Martin Reyes, MW to bring focus to the urgency and opportunity the wine community has to address environmental issues like climate
Hugelkultur in a Vineyard: A Permaculture Experiment
By Jordan Lonborg
One of the best parts of working at Tablas Creek Vineyard is that any idea that pertains to organic, biodynamic, or regenerative agriculture is on the table for discussion. During a harvest lunch, Assistant Winemaker Craig Hamm spoke with Winemaker Neil Collins about a hugelkultur project he’