Jason Haas
@jasonchaas.bsky.social
Second-generation proprietor at Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles, CA. Vermont native. (Largely former) Ultimate frisbee player. Dad.
I'm excited for my #TablasCreek conversation this week! I get to turn the tables on @adammontiel.bsky.social: broadcaster, event host, TEDx speaker, and the host of some great podcasts including Paso Robles Wine's "Where Wine Takes You". Join us Wednesday at noon Pacific on the Tablas IG feed.
June 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I'm excited for my #TablasCreek conversation this week! I get to turn the tables on @adammontiel.bsky.social: broadcaster, event host, TEDx speaker, and the host of some great podcasts including Paso Robles Wine's "Where Wine Takes You". Join us Wednesday at noon Pacific on the Tablas IG feed.
#Wine is delicious... and also a major source of economic impact in the United States, to the tune of $323.55 billion per year. That's $951.48 per person in the country, and it generates tax revenue of $404.78 per American household. My newest blog dives into a new, powerful economic impact report.
Raise a glass! Wine is a major American economic engine.
When I hear people talking about wine, and when I read articles written about wine, it's not usually about its economic value. It's much more likely to be an exploration of its flavors, or a celebrati...
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June 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
#Wine is delicious... and also a major source of economic impact in the United States, to the tune of $323.55 billion per year. That's $951.48 per person in the country, and it generates tax revenue of $404.78 per American household. My newest blog dives into a new, powerful economic impact report.
If you missed my live conversation on #wine and #tariffs with Harmon Skurnik today, we have posted it in our archive. We even got to dive into the breaking news about the 90-day suspension of most of the tariffs! It's on the Tablas Creek Instagram feed and at vimeo.com/1074100851?s...
Harmon Skurnik on Conversation with Jason
Importer and Distributor Harmon Skurnik on a special tariff edition of Conversation with Jason This week on Conversation with Jason, we're excited to welcome…
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April 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
If you missed my live conversation on #wine and #tariffs with Harmon Skurnik today, we have posted it in our archive. We even got to dive into the breaking news about the 90-day suspension of most of the tariffs! It's on the Tablas Creek Instagram feed and at vimeo.com/1074100851?s...
If you're looking for an update on the state of play and the impacts of #tariffs on #wine, I hope you'll join me for my #TablasCreek Instagram Live conversation tomorrow at noon Pacific. My guest is Harmon Skurnik, President of Skurnik Wines and a Director at the US Wine Trade Alliance.
April 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
If you're looking for an update on the state of play and the impacts of #tariffs on #wine, I hope you'll join me for my #TablasCreek Instagram Live conversation tomorrow at noon Pacific. My guest is Harmon Skurnik, President of Skurnik Wines and a Director at the US Wine Trade Alliance.
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Interesting analysis of the potential domestic impact in the US wine industry of Trump’s proposed tariffs on European wines.
@jasonchaas.bsky.social posted this a full 2 weeks ago but I just found it, so maybe others missed it, too.
@jasonchaas.bsky.social posted this a full 2 weeks ago but I just found it, so maybe others missed it, too.
I've been reading some hot takes that 200% tariffs on European wines would benefit domestic wineries. I think that's dangerously wrong. We all rely on the same federally mandated distribution system that tariffs at this level would devastate. A quick 🧵 1/ tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2025/...
April 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Interesting analysis of the potential domestic impact in the US wine industry of Trump’s proposed tariffs on European wines.
@jasonchaas.bsky.social posted this a full 2 weeks ago but I just found it, so maybe others missed it, too.
@jasonchaas.bsky.social posted this a full 2 weeks ago but I just found it, so maybe others missed it, too.
With budbreak progressing through the vineyard, this might be the last photo of dormant vines I share. But what a scene as we enter April, looking west from the oldest Counoise block in California over a hillside of Syrah and on toward the Santa Lucia Mountains.
Oh, and that sky! 🤩
Oh, and that sky! 🤩
April 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
With budbreak progressing through the vineyard, this might be the last photo of dormant vines I share. But what a scene as we enter April, looking west from the oldest Counoise block in California over a hillside of Syrah and on toward the Santa Lucia Mountains.
Oh, and that sky! 🤩
Oh, and that sky! 🤩
Old oak and bald eagle at Tablas Creek this afternoon
March 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Old oak and bald eagle at Tablas Creek this afternoon
I've been reading some hot takes that 200% tariffs on European wines would benefit domestic wineries. I think that's dangerously wrong. We all rely on the same federally mandated distribution system that tariffs at this level would devastate. A quick 🧵 1/ tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2025/...
March 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I've been reading some hot takes that 200% tariffs on European wines would benefit domestic wineries. I think that's dangerously wrong. We all rely on the same federally mandated distribution system that tariffs at this level would devastate. A quick 🧵 1/ tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2025/...
Cotton candy sky in Paso Robles tonight
March 6, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Cotton candy sky in Paso Robles tonight
Happy #InternationalSyrahDay! Did you know that in 1970 only 4 acres of Syrah were planted in California? Or that between 1989 and 1999 acreage increased 5200%? Acreage peaked in 2009 and has declined 27% since but at 14,293 acres it's still one of California wine's great success stories. A 🧵 1/
February 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Happy #InternationalSyrahDay! Did you know that in 1970 only 4 acres of Syrah were planted in California? Or that between 1989 and 1999 acreage increased 5200%? Acreage peaked in 2009 and has declined 27% since but at 14,293 acres it's still one of California wine's great success stories. A 🧵 1/
Now this is a storm! We’re at nearly 4” out at #TablasCreek and there’s more to come. No damage and this is going to be a great thing for later in the growing season. This video is of Santa Rita Creek just down the hill from our house.
February 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Now this is a storm! We’re at nearly 4” out at #TablasCreek and there’s more to come. No damage and this is going to be a great thing for later in the growing season. This video is of Santa Rita Creek just down the hill from our house.
Happy #SuperbOwl Sunday to those who celebrate!
February 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Happy #SuperbOwl Sunday to those who celebrate!
Ever wondered about why different grapevines are pruned in different shapes? Austin Collins just published a new #TablasCreek blog where he dives into how we choose the pruning style to match different grapes, different blocks, and different microclimates. tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2025/...
February 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Ever wondered about why different grapevines are pruned in different shapes? Austin Collins just published a new #TablasCreek blog where he dives into how we choose the pruning style to match different grapes, different blocks, and different microclimates. tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2025/...
Last year I started thinking differently about one of the ways that we use social media at #TablasCreek.
What spurred it was my own effort to get out and see more live music now that our kids are getting older and are mobile on their own or out of the house. A quick 🧵 1/4
What spurred it was my own effort to get out and see more live music now that our kids are getting older and are mobile on their own or out of the house. A quick 🧵 1/4
The #TablasCreek 2025 tour is getting started! I’ll be in Sacramento tonight with plenty more stops coming up in places like Phoenix, San Francisco, Austin, Santa Monica, La Jolla, and Miramar Beach, FL. Here’s what we have on the books. More is being added weekly, so check tablascreek.com/events
February 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Last year I started thinking differently about one of the ways that we use social media at #TablasCreek.
What spurred it was my own effort to get out and see more live music now that our kids are getting older and are mobile on their own or out of the house. A quick 🧵 1/4
What spurred it was my own effort to get out and see more live music now that our kids are getting older and are mobile on their own or out of the house. A quick 🧵 1/4
The #TablasCreek 2025 tour is getting started! I’ll be in Sacramento tonight with plenty more stops coming up in places like Phoenix, San Francisco, Austin, Santa Monica, La Jolla, and Miramar Beach, FL. Here’s what we have on the books. More is being added weekly, so check tablascreek.com/events
January 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The #TablasCreek 2025 tour is getting started! I’ll be in Sacramento tonight with plenty more stops coming up in places like Phoenix, San Francisco, Austin, Santa Monica, La Jolla, and Miramar Beach, FL. Here’s what we have on the books. More is being added weekly, so check tablascreek.com/events
It’s time to fill up those kegs! Two years after deciding to serve the majority of our tasting room samples at #TablasCreek from kegs, we’re more convinced than ever that it was the right choice. This week we kegged up Vermentino, Patelin de Tablas Rosé, and Dianthus Rosé.
A why-we-love-kegs 🧵 1/
A why-we-love-kegs 🧵 1/
January 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
It’s time to fill up those kegs! Two years after deciding to serve the majority of our tasting room samples at #TablasCreek from kegs, we’re more convinced than ever that it was the right choice. This week we kegged up Vermentino, Patelin de Tablas Rosé, and Dianthus Rosé.
A why-we-love-kegs 🧵 1/
A why-we-love-kegs 🧵 1/
Does this look like a winter scene from a year where we’re nearly 8” of rain behind where we’d expect to be in mid-January? And yet, we are. In a new #TablasCreek blog, I unpack the contradictions in what we’re seeing and try to put this winter so far into context. This 🧵 has some take-homes. 1/
January 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Does this look like a winter scene from a year where we’re nearly 8” of rain behind where we’d expect to be in mid-January? And yet, we are. In a new #TablasCreek blog, I unpack the contradictions in what we’re seeing and try to put this winter so far into context. This 🧵 has some take-homes. 1/
I've been answering a lot of questions recently about dry farming. For this week's #PracticalWineAdvice thread, a dive into how grapevines -- which evolved to thrive in hot, dry climates -- came to be so widely irrigated, and why at #TablasCreek we feel there is so much to learn from the past. 1/
January 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I've been answering a lot of questions recently about dry farming. For this week's #PracticalWineAdvice thread, a dive into how grapevines -- which evolved to thrive in hot, dry climates -- came to be so widely irrigated, and why at #TablasCreek we feel there is so much to learn from the past. 1/
A new technique for frost protection? A fashion statement for the vines? A spider infestation? Nope... just what our sheep left behind in the vineyard as they rub against the vines. This is wool from our #TablasCreek flock of hair sheep. What is a hair sheep? And why do we use them? A 🧵. 1/3
January 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A new technique for frost protection? A fashion statement for the vines? A spider infestation? Nope... just what our sheep left behind in the vineyard as they rub against the vines. This is wool from our #TablasCreek flock of hair sheep. What is a hair sheep? And why do we use them? A 🧵. 1/3
Please help us with this caption! We can imagine the thought bubble over this hawk's head as it looks at the iron rooster that decorates our sign, but would love your help in filling it in. Have at it!
January 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Please help us with this caption! We can imagine the thought bubble over this hawk's head as it looks at the iron rooster that decorates our sign, but would love your help in filling it in. Have at it!
I feel like if you were to draw the family tree of sommeliers and wine educators in America, the biggest branch would lead back to Kevin Zraly. I am so excited to have him join me for my #TablasCreek Instagram Live conversation this week. Join us Wednesday at noon Pacific!
January 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I feel like if you were to draw the family tree of sommeliers and wine educators in America, the biggest branch would lead back to Kevin Zraly. I am so excited to have him join me for my #TablasCreek Instagram Live conversation this week. Join us Wednesday at noon Pacific!
So, is Paso Robles a cool climate or a warm climate? The truth is it’s both. The past several days have seen nighttime lows drop below freezing and daytime highs reach the upper 60s and low 70s. That’s one of the things that makes our climate here so good for wine grapes. A 🧵 1/3
January 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
So, is Paso Robles a cool climate or a warm climate? The truth is it’s both. The past several days have seen nighttime lows drop below freezing and daytime highs reach the upper 60s and low 70s. That’s one of the things that makes our climate here so good for wine grapes. A 🧵 1/3
For this weekend’s #PracticalWineAdvice 🧵, I’m going to dive into tartrate crystals. I’ll start with an email we got a few years back from a customer (edited to protect identity):
“A couple of days ago we sampled a split of [Esprit de] Beaucastel Blanc. We enjoyed the wine until…” 1/9
“A couple of days ago we sampled a split of [Esprit de] Beaucastel Blanc. We enjoyed the wine until…” 1/9
January 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
For this weekend’s #PracticalWineAdvice 🧵, I’m going to dive into tartrate crystals. I’ll start with an email we got a few years back from a customer (edited to protect identity):
“A couple of days ago we sampled a split of [Esprit de] Beaucastel Blanc. We enjoyed the wine until…” 1/9
“A couple of days ago we sampled a split of [Esprit de] Beaucastel Blanc. We enjoyed the wine until…” 1/9
One of my favorite #TablasCreek blogs to write is when I ask my team to share their most memorable wine of the year. It's fun to get ideas for wines to search out, but also (and I think more importantly) a reminder of what makes wine magical. Why? Read the blog. But for the tl;dr crowd here's a 🧵 1/
Our Most Memorable Wines of 2024
As I have done the last few years, I asked our team to share a wine or two that stuck with them from all the ones they'd tried in 2024, and why. This is always one of my favorite blogs...
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January 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
One of my favorite #TablasCreek blogs to write is when I ask my team to share their most memorable wine of the year. It's fun to get ideas for wines to search out, but also (and I think more importantly) a reminder of what makes wine magical. Why? Read the blog. But for the tl;dr crowd here's a 🧵 1/