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Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles, CA is a pioneer of California’s Rhone movement, and the world's first Regenerative Organic Certified™ vineyard.
Feb 7, 2022 13 tweets 4 min read
What comes to mind when you think of a box of wine? Cheap? Mass produced? We think it's time to change that mindset. The 3L bag-in-box has 84% less carbon footprint than the same wine in 4 750ml glass bottles, and advantages in preservation, storage, and portability. A thread. 1/ Last summer Jason wrote a blog in which he broke down how we stacked up against the baseline California winery across all the components of our carbon footprint, from vineyard to winery to packaging and transport of finished wine. He gave us a B+/A-. tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2021/05… 2/
Jul 13, 2020 9 tweets 4 min read
Each week this summer we'll do a #GrapeSpotlight thread on one of our grapes. This week: #Viognier. Did you know:

Viognier's powerful aromas of peaches, apricots, and violets make it one of the most recognizable grapes. It has full body, low acid and is best drunk young. 1/ Viognier is ancient. According to legend, Roman Emperor Probus imported Viognier into Condrieu from Dalmatia in 281 AD to replace vineyards destroyed by Vespasian, who tore up the local vineyards after a revolt that he attributed to drinking too much of the native wine.⁠ 2/