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Forbes: The Best Wines To Match Thanksgiving’s Rich, Seasonal Flavors

In a new article, Liz Thach, MW provides budget-friendly, mid-range, and splurge suggestions for your Thanksgiving meal in the sparkling, white, rosé, red, and dessert categories. We're proud to have her recommend our Patelin de Tablas as her mid-range red selection! From her review:

made in Paso Robles, this classic red Rhone style wine focusing on Grenache and Syrah organic grapes shows good complexity with raspberry, red plum, herbs, and sweet tobacco notes.

Wine Spectator: 28 Top Budget Wines Under $30 for Thanksgiving 2025

We were excited to see our Patelin de Tablas Blanc recommended by Sommelier Logan Griffin, director of food and beverage at the amazing Blackberry Mountain in Walland, TN. This was a part of the Wine Spectator's recurring Sommelier's Roundtable series, where top Sommeliers recommend wines on a theme. The theme this time: Great Thanksgiving wines under $30!

Patelin de Tablas Blanc Featured in Food and Wine Magazine

We were excited to see our Patelin de Tablas Blanc as a recommendation in Food and Wine Magazine's Thanksgiving edition. In his recommendation he called the wine:

A mélange of Rhône varieties (Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Roussanne, and more) goes into this full bodied Paso Robles white. Invite friends over and open a bottle.

Grape Collective: Tablas Creek Rosé and the Eclipse: Listen to Your Mother

We were thrilled to see this article highlighting our rosé by iconic wine writers Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher. They chose our 2023 Dianthus Rosé as the wine to enjoy during the eclipse and found the experience remarkable enough to give our Proprietor, Jason Haas, a call. From the article:

For about two hours, we talked about the mind-tickling wine and watched the eclipse’s shadows play on the sidewalk while our neighbors looked upward, spell-bound.

Food & Wine: How To Pair Wines with Party Snacks

Our Patelin de Tablas made an appearance in Food & Wine's Holiday Entertaining issue, where Wanda Mann recommends it as a suggested pairing for baby lamb chops. We approve! On the wine, she comments:

Patelin combines the Rhône varieties Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Counoise, and Terret Noir to create a blend with sultry dark fruit flavors and pops of spice.

Forbes: Here’s How To Pair Your Favorite Halloween Candy With Wine

Our Patelin de Tablas made an appearance in Forbes, where Jillian Dara recommends peanut butter cups with our Patelin de Tablas. We're not sure any Halloween candy is likely to improve your wine experience, but if you're determined to try it this is a fun place to start!

Wine Enthusiast Official Guide to Christmas Wine Pairings includes Patelin de Tablas

The team of editors at Wine Enthusiast compiled their 2022 guide to Christmas pairings, and our 2021 Patelin de Tablas made the list. The category was turkey, which they said "pairs perfectly with this easy-to-enjoy, but complex Rhône-style red blend featuring crisp plum-fruit flavors."

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.