A felicitous combination of terroir characteristics about the west side Paso Robles land seemed perfect for Robert Haas's vision of Rhone varietal wines.
Tablas Creek Terroir:
A Sense of Place
Wines that express their appellation's distinctiveness and show off the unique influences of their terroir are the mission of Tablas Creek Vineyard. A remarkably successful mission at that.
by
Harry Haff
February 26, 2008
obert Haas founded Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles, California to create Rhone varietals. But how he ended up in Paso Robles was circuitous at best since he started in New York City as a successful wine merchant and then moved his family in the 1970s to Vermont.
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