Immersing myself in California’s Rhone varietal wines, Tablas Creek of Paso Robles, CA quickly became my favorite. Only after comparing their wines with neighboring examples of similar wines did I recognize that it was mostly the style of wine that I found so intriguing. I once had the opportunity to compare side-by-side Tablas Creek’s Esprit de Beaucastel and Chateau du Beaucastel’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Tablas Creek…

I’ve never been sure if I actually like Syrah.  I’m a Rhone guy so I really should like Syrah, in fact… I should love it.  The confusion surrounding Syrah has plagued me and here I intend to correct the situation.

Why Paso Robles? Being new to the area, this is a question I’ve often been asked; behind perhaps Where are you from? – What do you do? – small talk, chit chat.  But I like the question Why Paso Robles? I have a good answer.