VINsider News & Updates

You can now download Chef Jeff's recipes and prepare them in advance of our virtual pickup party on March 29th. Download the recipes here:

White pairing: Chilled Diver Scallops with Kumquat Emulsion

Red pairing: Yukon Gold Shiitake Gratin with Vegetables

The Spring 2025 VINsider Shipment

We are pleased to announce the Spring 2025 VINsider Club shipments, highlighted by the newest release of Panoplie, our elite blend made from the top 2% of the vintage's lots. But there's a lot more to this spring's shipment than that one wine. In our Classic (Mixed) Shipment we also have two unique varietal wines from grapes we introduced to America, a rosé perfect for spring, and two small-production blends: our Cotes de Tablas Blanc, based on Viognier and Marsanne, and our Le Complice, which highlights the affinity between Syrah and one of our newest grapes, Terret Noir.

• 1 bottle of Panoplie 2022 (Our elite red blend, based on Mourvedre and available only to wine club members; 96 Wine Advocate, 93-95 Vinous)
• 1 bottle of Tannat 2022 (The dense, smoky red grape that we introduced to California; 93 James Suckling, 92 Wine Advocate)
• 1 bottle of Le Complice 2022 (The seventh vintage of the wine we built around the kinship between Syrah and the rare red grape Terret Noir; 94 Wine Advocate, 94 Vinous, 95 James Suckling)
• 1 bottle of Counoise 2023 (A rare bottling of this traditional Rhone blending grape: bright and vibrantly fruity)
• 1 bottle of Dianthus 2024 (Our Tavel-inspired Mourvedre-based dry rosé, rich yet vibrant)
• 1 bottle of Cotes de Tablas Blanc 2023 (Our showcase for Viognier's lushness, brightened by Marsanne & Grenache Blanc; 95 BevX, 93 James Suckling, 92-94 Wine Advocate)

The Red Wine Selection Shipment, in addition to the four red wines in the Classic Shipment, includes:

• 1 bottle of Mourvedre 2022 (Our small-production varietal bottling of our most important red grape, spicy and meaty, with red fruit; 95 BevX, 94 Wine Advocate, 94 Decanter,93 James Suckling)
  
• 1 bottle of Syrah 2022 (Our varietal bottling of the Rhone's most influential grape, dark and smoky; 96 BevX, 93 Wine Advocate, 95 Decanter,94 James Suckling)

The White Wine Selection Shipment, in addition to Cotes Blanc and the Dianthus in the Classic Shipment, includes:

• 1 bottle of Patelin de Tablas Blanc 2023 (Our Grenache Blanc-based white Rhone blend; 94 BevX, 93 James Suckling)
• 1 bottle of Viognier 2023 (Our varietal bottling of the Rhone's most famous white grape, both luscious and vibrant; 92 Wine Advocate)
• 1 bottle of Vermentino 2024 (The lovely citrusy, minerally white that we introduced to California)
• 1 bottle of Roussanne 2023 (A varietal bottling of our most powerful and ageworthy white grape; 91-93 Wine Advocate, 92 Vinous)

You can read complete tasting and production notes on all twelve wines on our blog.

To provide a new shipping address (an adult signature is required) or a new credit card you can email your changes to wineclub@tablascreek.com, call us at 805.237.1231 x236, or update your VINsider information online.

The shipments' costs (classic: $272; red wine: $296; white wine: $194.90, each plus applicable shipping and taxes) reflect as always a 20% VINsider member savings off the retail prices of the wines in the shipment. Shipments ship out beginning the week of March 17th unless you have made other arrangements with us. Will-call shipments will be available on March 14th for pickup at the winery.

In March 2020, we launched a new club for collectors of our flagship Esprit de Tablas wines. Each spring, members of the Esprit Club get a case of our current release of Esprit de Tablas, at a club-only 25% discount and $10 flat-rate shipping included.

This club is available as a stand-alone club, or as an addition to VINsider Wine Club/Collector's Edition membership. Joint VINsider/Esprit club members receive a 25% case discount and $10 flat-rate shipping on their spring VINsider shipments as well.

If you would like to add the Esprit club to your existing membership (or if you have any questions), please email wineclub@tablascreek.com or call our wine club office at 805.237.1231 x236. Benefits of joint VINsider/Esprit Club membership include all the benefits of VINsider membership plus:

• Complimentary admission to our annual early-December futures tasting, where members can taste the recent vintage of Esprit and reserve futures on it and our highly allocated Panoplie wine.
• Your spring VINsider shipment (choose from Classic Mixed, Red Wine Selection or White Wine Selection) charged at the 25% case discount and shipped to you for $10
• Complimentary Seated Flight Tasting for up to six people, when you visit