{"id":4411,"date":"2014-08-21T10:01:33","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T17:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hootnannieblog.com\/?p=4411"},"modified":"2014-08-21T10:01:33","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T17:01:33","slug":"interview-jason-haas-tablas-creek-vineyard-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/2014\/08\/21\/interview-jason-haas-tablas-creek-vineyard-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Jason Haas of Tablas Creek Vineyard (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

As promised, here is part two of my Q & A with Jason Haas of Tablas Creek Vineyard. A big thank you to Jason for taking the time to answer questions. He also wanted me to let you, the readers, know that if you have any follow up questions for him feel free to ask them in the comment section and he will be happy to answer. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s pretty cool in my opinion. Guys like Jason, who have as much going on right now as he does, don\u2019t often offer up more time to answer questions on a blog\u2026goes to show the kind of guy Jason is. My take is that he is passionate about the industry, about Paso Robles, and about the people. For these reasons it is not hard to understand the success he, and Tablas Creek, have had. If you missed it, here’s a link to part one<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And now\u2026part two:<\/p>\n

Matt: What are the top 3 issues the wine business\/ industry is facing in Paso Robles? Do you see these issues being resolved?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason:<\/strong> I\u2019m going to focus on one: Keeping everyone pulling together.\u00a0 A decade ago, everyone in the wine community had clear memories of Paso Robles depressed, with lots of vacancy around the square, limited wine tourism, and little market recognition outside of the Central Coast.\u00a0 In that environment, it was easy to get near-universal participation in work that promoted the area.\u00a0 Now, it\u2019s harder, with more people more successful, and many newcomers who see the current environment as the norm.\u00a0 I think it\u2019s still important that we look outward and realize how far we have to go, and how much more we can do if we all work together.\u00a0 As to whether I think this will be resolved, I think it\u2019s an ongoing fight against an inevitable erosion of unity, as success diminishes the urgency to continue to push.\u00a0 But I think that we can do a lot to slow (or even stop) the practical effects of this fragmentation, and I\u2019m proud of the work that the Wine Country Alliance is doing to expand its efforts and to communicate the importance of the work that\u2019s being done.<\/p>\n

Matt: What is your favorite wine event in Paso Robles? Favorite wine event outside Paso Robles?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason:<\/strong> In Paso Robles, my favorite event was always Hospice du Rhone, which is sadly no longer an active event here.\u00a0 I know that there\u2019s a group that is working to create a similar opportunity for interaction and information exchange between the Rhone-focused producers of our area and those from other areas in California, in France, and elsewhere around the world, and I think that it\u2019s got a great future.\u00a0 There\u2019s not a component yet that\u2019s open to the public, but I hope there will be in the future.\u00a0 If A7 isn\u2019t on your radar yet, it should be, here’s a link<\/a>.\u00a0 As for outside Paso Robles, my favorite is the Yosemite Vintners Holidays<\/a>, which happens at the historic Ahwahnee Hotel every November\/December.\u00a0 It\u2019s the one event for which I have a reminder on my calendar to ask to be invited back.\u00a0 The event features 6-8 sessions, each with 4 producers, including a seminar from each winery, a reception where you meet the 200+ guests, and a culminating dinner in the beautiful dining room there where each winery\u2019s wine is paired with one course.\u00a0 We aren\u2019t there this year (we went last year and they rotate producers) but the combination of focus, setting and quality of interaction is pretty great. I wrote a blog post<\/a> about other events I particularly love.<\/p>\n

Matt: What do you think about the east side versus west side conversation in regards to grapes, grape quality, and wine quality?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason:<\/strong> I think it\u2019s such a huge oversimplification as to be nearly useless, and I think it\u2019s unnecessarily divisive.\u00a0 There are real differences between different areas in Paso \u2013 that\u2019s indisputable \u2013 but the differences have as much to do with north-south as east-west, as well as elevation, soils, rainfall, and a lot more.\u00a0 I\u2019m a big believer in the value and importance of the community proposal for the 11 new AVA\u2019s within Paso Robles, based on divisions that were driven by the best science we could assemble, and through inclusion of the broadest cross-section of a community ever to submit an AVA proposal.\u00a0 We\u2019re still waiting on the final publication, but it could come at any time.\u00a0 My thoughts in detail are in the blog piece. <\/a><\/p>\n

Matt: Where do you see Paso Robles going over the next 5 to 10 years? 20 years?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason:<\/strong> I see quality continuing to improve, as more vineyards get older and more winemakers get more experience.\u00a0 I also see a pullback from some of the extremely ripe wines that people associate with the area (in fact, I think this is already happening) as consumer trends move a little more toward elegance and away from sheer power.\u00a0 But I don\u2019t see any paradigm shifts; I think that Paso will remain at the forefront of experimentation with some of the best warm-climate grapes, and I see a region whose reputation is only beginning its ascent.<\/p>\n

Matt: This kind of goes with the question above, but what do you think will be the next big thing in the Paso wine industry?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason:<\/strong> You\u2019re asking me to speculate?\u00a0 A few things that I think we\u2019ll see are the increased recognition of the uniqueness of the individual regions within Paso Robles (for which the new AVA\u2019s will be an important tool).\u00a0 I see the El Pomar area as particularly benefiting from this focus.\u00a0 I see more experimentation with more new grapes (we\u2019ll provide several just from the imports we\u2019re getting out of quarantine now of the trace Rhone varieties).\u00a0 I see a move toward more dry-farming in areas out west near us where there\u2019s enough rainfall to do it.\u00a0 I see a move away from the trend of extremely close spacing because of the additional stresses this spacing places on groundwater and the higher sugars at maturity that result.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure any of these things will be the \u201cnext big thing\u201d but I think all will have their impacts.<\/p>\n

Matt: How do you see harvest 2014 going? Thoughts on the grapes (quality and quantity)?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason:<\/strong> It looks great so far.\u00a0 The vineyard is holding up fine despite the drought, and the grapes have both intensity and balance.\u00a0 It is going to be an early harvest, and we might challenge last year\u2019s earliest-ever finish, which here was October 7th<\/sup>.\u00a0 But I think that it bears a lot of resemblance to 2013, which gave us maybe the best raw materials we\u2019ve ever seen.\u00a0 Now let\u2019s hope it starts raining as soon as we\u2019ve gotten the last grapes in the cellar!<\/p>\n

Matt: Favorite food and wine pairing?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason:<\/strong> Fried chicken and dry ros\u00e9!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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