News & Press

Robert Parker Wine Advocate: Tablas Creek Awarded Green Emblem

We are proud to share that we’ve been awarded a Green Emblem by Robert Parker Wine Advocate. Only 40 wineries worldwide have received their highest honor for “extraordinary cases of sustainable efforts in our wine industry.” From the article:

"As the first in the world to achieve the ROC designation, Tablas Creek continues to be a pioneer for viticulture in California. Critically, Jason has used his position to amplify sustainability initiatives and address critical issues in the wine industry...

VinePair's "The 50 Best Wines of 2022" includes Tablas Creek 2020 Mourvedre at #2

In their year-end roundup of the best wines they tasted in 2022, VinePair includes our 2020 Mourvedre as their #2 wine of the year. From their article:

In the heart of Paso Robles, Calif., Tablas Creek’s winemaking team crafts an array of breathtaking wines that consistently impress. Not only did that earn them VinePair’s Next Wave award for Best Winemaking Team this year, their 2022 Mourvèdre clinches the second spot on this year’s Top 50 Wines list. Often cast aside as a one-note blending variety in France’s Southern Rhône region, Mourvèdre confidently shines on its own in this release — and then some...

Gayot.com: The 13 Best Thanksgiving Wines of 2022 includes our Esprit de Tablas Blanc

In their annual roundup of the best wines to pair with this quintessentially American holiday, the venerable Gayot.com's Dirk Smits includes our newly-released 2020 Esprit de Tablas Blanc. From the article:

Roussanne provides the core richness, minerality and flavors of honey and spice, while Grenache Blanc adds green apple and anise flavors, a lush mouth feel and bright acidity. Picpoul Blanc brings pineapple aromas and saline minerality. Picardan adds elegance while Clairette Blanche is crisp and gently citrusy. Bourboulenc provides a limestone, citrusy lift. All are the right attributes to be enjoyed in a Thanksgiving wine.

Wine Business Monthly: Tablas Creek Levels Up Organic Practices to Regenerative

In 2019, we began measuring the soil health on our farm by looking at soil density, active carbon, and organic matter. What started as a requirement to comply with the standards of the Regenerative Organic Alliance led to a three-year soil health trial to measure the effects of tilling on a regenerative farm. Those results were posted in a new article from Wine Business Monthly.

Holiday Gift Ideas from Tablas Creek

At Tablas Creek, we want to help you celebrate the holiday season in style. We have several ways in which you can give the gift of Tablas Creek, including five special holiday gift packages (on which we include $10 shipping to any of the 41 states we can ship to), Tablas Creek gift cards, gift VINsider memberships and more. Holiday gift packs are only available through December 31st.

For pre-Christmas delivery, please place orders by Friday, December 16th.

Vint Podcast Ep 48: Sustainability, Regenerative Farming, and Rhône Varieties with Jason Haas of Tablas Creek

Our Jason Haas joined Billy Galanko and Brady Weller for an episode of the Vint Podcast. They dove deep into the history of Tablas Creek, which of the new crop of Rhone grapes we are particularly excited to work with, and why we think Regenerative Organic Certified will be such an important part of the future of grape growing. On Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

JamesSuckling.com: Great Value Wines: 7 Paso Robles Reds for under $35

In a new highlight, the editors of JamesSuckling.com make the case for the value of Paso Robles red wines: "For savvy consumers who pinch pennies to keep their everyday wine stocks up, Paso Robles is one region that truly delivers on value and diversity." Included in this review is our 2021 Patelin de Tablas, of which they say:

for a lighter and crunchier style, Tablas Creek Vineyard’s unassuming Rhone blend of syrah, grenache, mourvedre and a splash of counoise delivers immense drinkability with its brambly red berry fruit

Tablas Creek is 2022 Winemaking Team of the Year at the VinePair Next Wave Wine Awards!

We are excited to announce that our rock star winemaking team won the 2022 VinePair Next Wave Award for Winemaking Team of the Year! From their article announcing the award:

In a decade or so, we might look back at 2022 as the year when boxed wine finally broke free from some of the stigma attached to the format and made a compelling case to the broader wine-drinking market. If indeed that proves to be true, one of the catalysts was undoubtedly the small but noteworthy venture of the winemaking team at Tablas Creek, led by executive winemaker Neil Collins and proprietor Jason Haas.