Paso Robles and Texas Wine Country – Part 2

Please see Part one if you have not read that yet.

This installment features two of the oldest and larger wineries in Paso, Tablas Creek Vineyard and Hope Family Wines, along with some observations on similarities in wines and regional characteristics between Paso Robles and Texas Wine Country. As well as a nod to several winemakers from that region who see new opportunities in the wine industry and have relocated to make wine in Texas.

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Tablas Creek

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Tablas Creek Vineyard

Tablas Creek Vineyard

I was able to be a part of a delightful, informative, vineyard tour with one of the former winemakers on an unusually cool August morning at the Tablas Creek Estate Vineyard in the Adelaida District.

Established in 1989, Tablas Creek is one of the oldest wineries in what is now the Paso Robles AVA and is a pioneer of the Rhône movement in California.

The story is an interesting and unique one of friendship and subsequent partnership between two international leading wine families. The Haas Family of Vineyard Brands in California and the Perrin Family of Château de Beaucastel of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC in the Rhône region of France. After an extensive search the partners chose a location in Paso Robles for its similarity to the southern Rhône region. Currently Jason Haas, son of founder