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Jason Haas was the 2015 Paso Robles Wine Industry Person of the Year. As the GM and a partner in the Tablas Creek joint venture with the Perrin family of Rh\\xf4ne fame (Ch\\xe2teau de Beaucastel is one of the most famed properties in Ch\\xe2teauneuf du Pape and\\xa0the family own several other ventures through out Rh\\xf4ne and Provence), Jason has had an enormous impact on the Paso Robles region and the wine style there. In addition, he\\xa0is one of the most talented writers in the industry \\xa0\\u2013 his Tablas Creek blog has won multiple Wine Blog Awards and is up for another one in 2016.

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This conversation was a culmination of years of admiration from afar -- I am a huge fan of the Tablas Creek wines and style. Here are some notes from the show: \\xa0

• First we talk about\\xa0the history of Tablas Creek and how the partnership between the Haas and Perrin families happened.

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• We talk about the factors involved in finding a\\xa0perfect site for the project \\u2013 soil types, microclimates, altitudes, etc. and the process they went through to find it.

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• We discuss the process Tablas Creek went through to\\xa0import the vines from Beaucastel. \\xa0

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• We cover how and when Jason got involved with Tablas Creek and his hand in carving up Paso Robles into 11 appellations which happened in 2015.\\xa0

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• We answer the questions: what did and does make Tablas Creek\\u2019s vineyards so unique? and...\\xa0It is possible anywhere with the right people and the right winemaking and growing, or is this a characteristic unique to certain sites that not all people are cognizant of in CA winemaking?

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• We discuss farming: organics, biodynamics, and\\xa0dry farming and why Tablas Creek uses all three.

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• We talk about blends, and about the various tiers of Tablas Creek wine and how Jason and his team benchmark his brands against California and Rh\\xf4ne wines, and how they usually stack up.

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A great conversation with a California legend in the making! This is a fascinating look at an up-and-coming area of California, and it\'s star player.\\xa0

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